Which to use
“prompte” and “propre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,464
- “prompte” frequency rank
- #513
- “propre” frequency rank
- 41977
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prompte | propre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de prompt. | Qui est particulier à une personne ou à une chose (exclusivement ou non). |
Where the eye mixes prompte and propre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. prompte runs 7 letters (CCVCCCV) against propre's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses prompte with propre
A purely visual mix-up. prompte (\pʁɔ̃t\) and propre (\pʁɔpʁ\) 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 41977, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prompte is recorded at frequency rank #41,464, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔ̃t\. propre is at rank #513, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔpʁ\.
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 41977, this pair ranks #229,123 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prompte vs propre
Shared letters: eopr. Private to "prompte": mt. Private to "propre": -.
"prompte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV · "propre" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prompte" for "propre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "prompte" vs "propre" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "prompte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "propre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,123 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prompte" and "propre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "promené vs prompte". 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 #229,123 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.