à propos de
\a pʁo.po də\
The verdict
“à propos de” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a preposition - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Au sujet de ; en ce qui concerne.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | à propos de |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \a pʁo.po də\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “à propos de” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for à propos de is 11 letters long, classified as a preposition, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a pʁo.po də\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Au sujet de ; en ce qui concerne.".
No misspelling variants are generated for à propos de in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is à propos de, spelled À- -P-R-O-P-O-S- -D-E.
Definition
- 1Au sujet de ; en ce qui concerne.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “à propos de”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is À- -P-R-O-P-O-S- -D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a pʁo.po də\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.