# propose

> English word · Verb · IPA /pɹəˈpəʊz/ · frequency rank #7,269

## Definitions
1. To suggest a plan, course of action, etc.
2. To ask for a person's hand in marriage.
3. To intend.
4. To talk; to converse.
5. To set forth.

## Etymology
From Middle English proposen, from Anglo-Norman proposer (verb), propos (noun), Middle French proposer (verb), propos (noun), from Latin prōpōnō, prōpōnere, with conjugation altered based on poser. Doublet of propound.

## Easily confused with
- **props** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/propose-vs-props)
- **prose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/propose-vs-prose)
- **purpose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/propose-vs-purpose)
- **provoke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/propose-vs-provoke)
- **provost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/propose-vs-provost)
- **proposed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/propose-vs-proposed)
- **promise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/promise-vs-propose)
- **promote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/promote-vs-propose)
- **propane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/propane-vs-propose)
- **proposal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proposal-vs-propose)

## Common misspellings (10)
`porpose`, `ppropose`, `proopse`, `propoes`, `proposse`, `proppose`, `propsoe`, `prpoose`, `prropose`, `rpopose`

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