# prone vs proven

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### prone
*adjective · IPA /pɹəʊn/ · frequency rank #7,961*
Lying face-down.

### proven
*adjective · IPA /ˈpɹuː.vn̩/ · frequency rank #4,111*
Having been proved; having proved its value or truth.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prone-vs-proven