Which to use
“prouver” and “prouvera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,443
- “prouver” frequency rank
- #32,536
- “prouvera” frequency rank
- 34979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prouver | prouvera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Établir la vérité de quelque chose par le raisonnement ou par le témoignage. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de prouver. |
Where the eye mixes prouver and prouvera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. prouver runs 7 letters (CCVVCVC) against prouvera's 8 (CCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: prouver vs prouvera
A purely visual mix-up. prouver (\pʁu.ve\) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “prouver” sits inside “prouvera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prouver is recorded at frequency rank #2,443, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁu.ve\. 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 34979, this pair ranks #280,025 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prouver vs prouvera
Shared letters: eopruv. Private to "prouver": -. Private to "prouvera": a.
"prouver" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "prouvera" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prouver" and "prouvera" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "prouver" or "prouvera"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "prouver" 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 #280,025 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prouver" 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 #280,025 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.