propice
French, adjective/pʁɔ.pis/
propice is spelled P-R-O-P-I-C-E (7 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written French, the 10,464th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Propice is a French adjective meaning “propitious; favorable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est favorable, en parlant de divinité, toute puissance, ou autorité dont nous pouvons dépendre”.
What does propice mean in English?
adjective
- 1
propitious; favorable
- 2
opportune
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est favorable, en parlant de divinité, toute puissance, ou autorité dont nous pouvons dépendre. 2. Qui est particulièrement convenable à quelque chose. 3. Qui permet le bon déroulement des événements, en parlant du temps, de l'occasion, de la température, du vent, etc.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of propice
- propices plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce propice?
- /pʁɔ.pis/
- \pʁɔ.pis\
- [pʁɔ.pis]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to propice
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is propice in French?
propice appears 5.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).