Which to use
“promotions” and “proportions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,119
- “promotions” frequency rank
- #9,062
- “proportions” frequency rank
- 23181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promotions | proportions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de promotion. | Pluriel de proportion. |
Where the eye mixes promotions and proportions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. promotions runs 10 letters (CCVCVCVVCC) against proportions's 11 (CCVCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses promotions with proportions
A purely visual mix-up. promotions (\pʁɔ.mɔ.sjɔ̃\) and proportions (\pʁɔ.pɔʁ.sjɔ̃\) 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 23181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
promotions is recorded at frequency rank #14,119, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.mɔ.sjɔ̃\. proportions is at rank #9,062, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.pɔʁ.sjɔ̃\.
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 23181, this pair ranks #353,910 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of promotions vs proportions
Shared letters: inoprst. Private to "promotions": m. Private to "proportions": -.
"promotions" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVVCC · "proportions" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- promotions ← pormotions · ppromotions · prmootions · prommotions · promoitons · promotinos · promotionns · promotionss
- proportions ← porportions · pproportions · prooprtions · proporitons · proporrtions · proportinos · proportionns · proportionss
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "promotions" and "proportions" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "promotions" vs "proportions" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "promotions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proportions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #353,910 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promotions" and "proportions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proportionné vs proportions". 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 #353,910 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.