# prog vs prop

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### prog
*adjective · IPA /pɹɒɡ/ · frequency rank #23,952*
Abbreviation of progressive.

### prop
*noun · IPA /pɹɒp/ · frequency rank #10,112*
An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prog-vs-prop