Which to use
“prop” and “pros” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,112
- “prop” frequency rank
- #8,713
- “pros” frequency rank
- 18825
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prop | pros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports. | plural of pro |
Where the eye mixes prop and pros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: prop vs pros
A purely visual mix-up. prop (/pɹɒp/) and pros (/pɹəʊz/) 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 a single letter - p in “prop” becomes s in “pros”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18825, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prop is recorded at frequency rank #10,112, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɹɒp/. pros is at rank #8,713, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɹəʊz/.
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 18825, this pair ranks #442,313 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prop vs pros
Shared letters: opr. Private to "prop": -. Private to "pros": s.
"prop" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "pros" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prop" and "pros" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "prop" or "pros"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "prop" and "pros" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prop" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #442,313 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prop" and "pros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poops vs prop". 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 #442,313 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.