proposer

\pʁɔ.po.ze\

/\pʁɔ.po.ze\/ verb

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The verdict

“proposer” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,242. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,242
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mettre en avant, de vive voix ou par écrit, pour qu’on l’examine, pour qu’on en délibère.

Corpus desk

Index FR-proposer · proposer · French

proposer · rank #2,242 · 12 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,242
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH profil

Nearest frequency peer: profil (-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 « proposer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « proposer » 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).

proposer vs proposés
75% similar
proposer vs proposez
88% similar
proposer vs proposera
89% similar

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

Key facts for proposer
PropertyValue
Headwordproposer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pʁɔ.po.ze\
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,242
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « proposer »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).proposerse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « profil » (#2,241), « professionnels » (#2,240), « record » (#2,244). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « proposer » est au #2,242. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around proposer (IPA \pʁɔ.po.ze\), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,242 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for proposer, with forms such as "porposer", "pproposer", and "proopser". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "proposés", "proposez", "proposera", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is proposer, spelled P-R-O-P-O-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mettre en avant, de vive voix ou par écrit, pour qu’on l’examine, pour qu’on en délibère.
  2. 2
    Mettre au concours, donner une matière à traiter, en parlant d'un sujet.
  3. 3
    Offrir, en parlant des personnes et des choses.
  4. 4
    Offrir, promettre, en parlant d'un prix, d'une récompense.
  5. 5
    Indiquer en motivant l'indication.
  6. 6
    Mettre en avant comme règle, comme modèle.
  7. 7
    Se mettre en avant se présenter pour.
  8. 8
    Avoir dessein, former le dessein de faire quelque chose.
  9. 9
    S’assigner à soi-même.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. C'est en 1875 que Copeman a proposé la dilatation du col par l’introduction du doigt contre l’hyperemesis gravidarum ; l'auteur publie deux faits favorables à la méthode.
  2. Roger, le patron, apportait naturellement un soin maniaque à sélectionner les produits qu'il proposait à sa clientèle, qu'il s'agisse de charcutaille, de fromage ou de pichtegorne.

This word in other languages

suggest(English)proponer(Español)vorschlagen(Deutsch)oferecer(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porposer
  • pproposer
  • proopser
  • propoesr
  • proposerr
  • proposre
  • proposser
  • propposer
  • propsoer
  • prpooser
  • prroposer
  • rpoposer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of proposer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

porposer2pproposer1proopser2propoesr2proposerr1proposre2proposser1propposer1
Edit distance from "proposer"

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 "proposer"?
"proposer" is spelled P-R-O-P-O-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.po.ze\.
What does "proposer" mean?
As a verb, "proposer" means: Mettre en avant, de vive voix ou par écrit, pour qu’on l’examine, pour qu’on en délibère.
What words are commonly confused with "proposer"?
"proposer" is commonly confused with "proposés", "proposez", "proposera". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "proposer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "proposer" is \pʁɔ.po.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "proposer" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pourront#2,239souviens#2,251apparaît#2,257Canadien#2,261

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

travaillé12 variantschapitre12 variantsjugement12 variantsretrouvé12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list