Which to use
“prompt” and “promus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,822
- “prompt” frequency rank
- #29,924
- “promus” frequency rank
- 50746
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prompt | promus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est rapide ; qui ne tarde pas ; qui va vite. | Masculin pluriel de promu. |
Where the eye mixes prompt and promus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. prompt (CCVCCC) and promus (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: prompt vs promus
A purely visual mix-up. prompt (\pʁɔ̃\) and promus (\pʁɔ.my\) 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 50746, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prompt is recorded at frequency rank #20,822, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔ̃\. 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 50746, this pair ranks #160,310 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prompt vs promus
Shared letters: mopr. Private to "prompt": t. Private to "promus": su.
"prompt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "promus" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prompt" for "promus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "prompt" vs "promus" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "prompt" and "promus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prompt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "promus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,310 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prompt" and "promus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "produis vs promus". 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 #160,310 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.