Which to use
“promos” and “provost” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,429
- “promos” frequency rank
- #41,468
- “provost” frequency rank
- 62897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promos | provost |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de promo. | Variante de prevost. |
Letter map: promos vs provost
Shared letters muted; letters that set promos and provost apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. promos runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against provost's 7 (CCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - promos / provost
promos and provost are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62897, 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\. provost is at rank #41,468, tagged as anoun.
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 62897, this pair ranks #84,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of promos vs provost
Shared letters: oprs. Private to "promos": m. Private to "provost": tv.
"promos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "provost" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "promos" and "provost" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "promos" or "provost"?
After this comparison
You've compared "promos" and "provost". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "promos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provost" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promos" and "provost" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provoc vs provost". 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 #84,690 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.