proposal
/pɹəˈpoʊzəl/noun
proposal is spelled P-R-O-P-O-S-A-L: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 30 times per million words in written English, the 3,161st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, proposal means “A scheme or design” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of proposal is proposals.
How many letters and syllables are in proposal?
| Letters | 8: P-R-O-P-O-S-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 30 times per million words; the 3,161st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is proposal?
Proposal appears 30 times per million words in written English, the 3,161st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce proposal?
- US /pɹəˈpoʊzəl/
- UK /pɹəˈpəʊzəl/
Proposal has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-I_learned_some_phrases-proposal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with proposal?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as proposal from its last stressed vowel (/oʊzəl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of proposal
- proposals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does proposal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A scheme or design.
proposals for the construction of a new building
- 2
The terms or conditions proposed.
to make proposals for a treaty of peace
- 3
The document on which such a thing is written.
December 22 2016, Simon Parkin in the Irish Times Basement idea to blockbuster: The story of Fifa, the video game Lewis, who had been sent to London to set up EA's European office, wrote a proposal for a lavish, high-tech football...
- 4
The act of asking someone to be one's spouse; an offer of marriage.
October 25 2013, Guardian Express Kim Kardashian Says a Prenup Is the Only Way to Marry Kanye may have been love stricken when Kim accepted his proposal to marry him but Kim has always supported the idea of a prenup.
- 5
The offer by a party of what they have in view as to an intended business transaction, which, with acceptance, constitutes a contract.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Proposal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | proposition , demande en mariage |
| German | Vorschlag , Heiratsantrag |
| Portuguese | proposta |
| Spanish | propuesta |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does proposal come from?
From propose + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).