Which to use
“prouve” and “prouvez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,490
- “prouve” frequency rank
- #34,695
- “prouvez” frequency rank
- 38185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prouve | prouvez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de prouver. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de prouver. |
Where the eye mixes prouve and prouvez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. prouve runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against prouvez's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses prouve with prouvez
A purely visual mix-up. prouve (\pʁuv\) and prouvez (\pʁu.ve\) 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 extra letter(s) - “prouve” sits inside “prouvez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38185, 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\. prouvez is at rank #34,695, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁu.ve\.
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 38185, this pair ranks #257,061 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prouve vs prouvez
Shared letters: eopruv. Private to "prouve": -. Private to "prouvez": z.
"prouve" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "prouvez" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prouve" and "prouvez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "prouve" or "prouvez" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "prouve" and "prouvez" 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 "prouvez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,061 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prouve" and "prouvez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prouvés vs prouvez". 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 #257,061 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.