propagande

\pʁɔ.pa.ɡɑ̃d\

/\pʁɔ.pa.ɡɑ̃d\/ noun

The verdict

“propagande” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,605. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,605
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - La congrégation De propaganda fide, établie à Rome pour les affaires qui regardent la propagation de la foi.

Corpus desk

Index FR-propagande · propagande · French

propagande · rank #4,605 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,605
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH promouvoir

Nearest frequency peer: promouvoir (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « propagande »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « propagande » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for propagande
PropertyValue
Headwordpropagande
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁɔ.pa.ɡɑ̃d\
Letters10
Frequency rank#4,605
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « propagande »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.propagandese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « promouvoir » (#4,604), « pourrez » (#4,603), « préserver » (#4,607). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « propagande » est au #4,605. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around propagande (IPA \pʁɔ.pa.ɡɑ̃d\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,605 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for propagande, with forms such as "porpagande", "ppropagande", and "proapgande". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is propagande, spelled P-R-O-P-A-G-A-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    La congrégation De propaganda fide, établie à Rome pour les affaires qui regardent la propagation de la foi.
  2. 2
    Organisme ayant pour but de propager certaines opinions publiques ou sociales.
  3. 3
    Propagation intensive d’une opinion, d’une doctrine.
  4. 4
    Système de mobilisation, d’information et de contrôle de la société par un parti ou un État.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how propagande appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La propagande envoya six missionnaires en Chine.
  2. La propagande avait envoyé de nombreux agents dans ce pays.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porpagande
  • ppropagande
  • proapgande
  • propaagnde
  • propagadne
  • propagandde
  • propaganed
  • propagannde
  • propaggande
  • propagnade
  • propgaande
  • proppagande
  • prpoagande
  • prropagande
  • rpopagande

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of propagande - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

porpagande2ppropagande1proapgande2propaagnde2propagadne2propagandde1propaganed2propagannde1
Edit distance from "propagande"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "propagande"?
"propagande" is spelled P-R-O-P-A-G-A-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.pa.ɡɑ̃d\.
What does "propagande" mean?
As a noun, "propagande" means: La congrégation De propaganda fide, établie à Rome pour les affaires qui regardent la propagation de la foi.
What are common misspellings of "propagande"?
Common misspellings include "porpagande", "ppropagande", "proapgande", "propaagnde", "propagadne". The correct spelling is "propagande".
How do you pronounce "propagande"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "propagande" is \pʁɔ.pa.ɡɑ̃d\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "propagande" come from?
"propagande" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "propagande", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list