Which to use
“promos” and “pronoms” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,429
- “promos” frequency rank
- #26,143
- “pronoms” frequency rank
- 47572
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promos | pronoms |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de promo. | Pluriel de pronom. |
Where the eye mixes promos and pronoms
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. promos runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against pronoms's 7 (CCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between promos and pronoms
A purely visual mix-up. promos (\pʁɔ.mɔ\) and pronoms (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47572, 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\. pronoms is at rank #26,143, 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 47572, this pair ranks #185,899 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of promos vs pronoms
Shared letters: moprs. Private to "promos": -. Private to "pronoms": n.
"promos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "pronoms" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "promos" and "pronoms" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "promos" or "pronoms"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "promos" and "pronoms" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "promos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pronoms" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,899 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promos" and "pronoms" 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 #185,899 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.