Which to use
“promos” and “pronom” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,429
- “promos” frequency rank
- #21,733
- “pronom” frequency rank
- 43162
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promos | pronom |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de promo. | Mot-outil qui peut prendre la place d’un syntagme nominal. |
Where the eye mixes promos and pronom
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. promos and pronom follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between promos and pronom
A purely visual mix-up. promos (\pʁɔ.mɔ\) and pronom (\pʁɔ.nɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43162, 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\. pronom is at rank #21,733, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.nɔ̃\.
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 43162, this pair ranks #220,172 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of promos vs pronom
Shared letters: mopr. Private to "promos": s. Private to "pronom": n.
"promos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "pronom" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "promos" and "pronom" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "promos" or "pronom" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "promos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pronom" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #220,172 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promos" and "pronom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "primus vs promos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #220,172 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.