# proposed vs purposed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### proposed
*verb · IPA /pɹəˈpoʊzd/ · frequency rank #2,010*
simple past and past participle of propose

### purposed
*adjective · IPA /ˈpəːpəst/ · frequency rank #47,855*
Intentional, deliberate.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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