Which to use
“promu” and “prot” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,109
- “promu” frequency rank
- #39,954
- “prot” frequency rank
- 51063
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | promu | prot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui a reçu une promotion. | Protéine. |
Where the eye mixes promu and prot
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses promu with prot
A purely visual mix-up. promu (\pʁɔ.my\) and prot (\pʁɔt\) 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 51063, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
promu is recorded at frequency rank #11,109, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.my\. prot is at rank #39,954, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔt\.
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 51063, this pair ranks #157,878 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of promu vs prot
Shared letters: opr. Private to "promu": mu. Private to "prot": t.
"promu" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "prot" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "promu" for "prot" ever safe?
Frequency check: "promu" vs "prot" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "promu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,878 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "promu" and "prot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prep vs prot". 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 #157,878 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.