Which to use
“prouve” and “prouvera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,490
- “prouve” frequency rank
- #32,536
- “prouvera” frequency rank
- 36026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prouve | prouvera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de prouver. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de prouver. |
Where the eye mixes prouve and prouvera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. prouve runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against prouvera's 8 (CCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between prouve and prouvera
A purely visual mix-up. prouve (\pʁuv\) and prouvera (\pʁu.və.ʁa\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “prouve” sits inside “prouvera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prouve is recorded at frequency rank #3,490, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁuv\. prouvera is at rank #32,536, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁu.və.ʁa\.
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 36026, this pair ranks #272,519 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prouve vs prouvera
Shared letters: eopruv. Private to "prouve": -. Private to "prouvera": a.
"prouve" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "prouvera" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prouve" for "prouvera" ever safe?
Which is more common, "prouve" or "prouvera"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "prouve" and "prouvera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prouve" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prouvera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,519 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prouve" and "prouvera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prouvera vs prouvés". 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 #272,519 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.