proposed
/pɹəˈpoʊzd/adjective, verb
proposed is spelled P-R-O-P-O-S-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 51 times per million words in written English, the 1,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, proposed means “Suggested or planned but not yet implemented” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in proposed?
| Letters | 8: P-R-O-P-O-S-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 51 times per million words; the 1,993rd 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 proposed?
Proposed appears 51 times per million words in written English, the 1,993rd 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 proposed?
- US /pɹəˈpoʊzd/
- UK /pɹəˈpəʊzd/
Proposed has 2 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: En-us-proposed.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with proposed?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as proposed from its last stressed vowel (/oʊzd/):
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).
What does proposed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Suggested or planned but not yet implemented.
We discussed the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of propose
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).