promosvspromusWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: promos is a noun, promus is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“promos” is a noun and “promus” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,429
“promos” frequency rank
#29,924
“promus” frequency rank
51353
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature promos promus
Definition Pluriel de promo. Masculin pluriel de promu.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set promos and promus apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
promos
6 ch
promus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: promos is \pʁɔ.mɔ\ while promus is \pʁɔ.my\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - o in “promos” becomes u in “promus”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

promos is recorded at frequency rank #21,429, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.mɔ\. promus is at rank #29,924, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔ.my\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 51353, this pair ranks #155,673 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of promos vs promus

Shared letters: moprs. Private to "promos": -. Private to "promus": u.

"promos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "promus" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • promospormos · ppromos · prmoos · prommos · promoss · promso · prooms · prromos
  • promuspormus · ppromus · prmous · prommus · promsu · promuss · proums · prromus

Frequency comparison

promos#21,429
promus#29,924

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "promos" and "promus" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "promos" is a noun and "promus" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "promos" or "promus"?
"promos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,429 in our French list, against #29,924 for "promus". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering promos vs promus

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “promos”; for an adjective, it's “promus”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “promos” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list