proportion

\pʁɔ.pɔʁ.sjɔ̃\

/\pʁɔ.pɔʁ.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“proportion” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,522. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,522
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rapport et convenance des parties entre elles et avec leur tout.

Corpus desk

Index FR-proportion · proportion · French

proportion · rank #4,522 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,522
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH progression

Nearest frequency peer: progression (-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 « proportion »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « proportion » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

proportion vs proposition
82% similar
proportion vs proportions
91% similar
proportion vs proportionné
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for proportion
PropertyValue
Headwordproportion
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁɔ.pɔʁ.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#4,522
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « proportion »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).proportionse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « progression » (#4,521), « présentant » (#4,523), « recommande » (#4,524). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « proportion » est au #4,522. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around proportion (IPA \pʁɔ.pɔʁ.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,522 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 proportion, with forms such as "porportion", "pproportion", and "prooprtion". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "proposition", "proportions", "proportionné", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is proportion, spelled P-R-O-P-O-R-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rapport et convenance des parties entre elles et avec leur tout.
  2. 2
    Convenance que toutes sortes de choses ont les unes avec les autres.
  3. 3
    Égalité de deux ou de plusieurs rapports, par différence ou par quotient.
  4. 4
    Dimensions.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cette colonne et son piédestal ne sont pas en proportion, cette colonne n’est pas en proportion avec son piédestal : La grandeur de l’une ne répond pas à celle de l’autre.
  2. Certaines proportions de monuments font sourire ; le langage dit très justement : c’est ridicule, c’est riquiqui.

Synonyms

raisonrapportratio

This word in other languages

proportion(English)proporción(Español)Gleichmaß(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porportion
  • pproportion
  • prooprtion
  • proporiton
  • proporrtion
  • proportino
  • proportionn
  • proportoin
  • proporttion
  • propotrion
  • propportion
  • proprotion
  • prpoortion
  • prroportion
  • rpoportion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of proportion - 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.

porportion2pproportion1prooprtion2proporiton2proporrtion1proportino2proportionn1proportoin2
Edit distance from "proportion"

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 "proportion"?
"proportion" is spelled P-R-O-P-O-R-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.pɔʁ.sjɔ̃\.
What does "proportion" mean?
As a noun, "proportion" means: Rapport et convenance des parties entre elles et avec leur tout.
What words are commonly confused with "proportion"?
"proportion" is commonly confused with "proposition", "proportions", "proportionné". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "proportion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "proportion" is \pʁɔ.pɔʁ.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "proportion" come from?
"proportion" 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 "proportion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

présentant#4,523recommande#4,524motivation#4,512écologique#4,540

Similar misspelling depth

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

progression15 variantsdictionnaire15 variantsdélégation15 variantsmanagement15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list