proposition
French, noun/pʁɔ.po.zi.sjɔ̃/
proposition is spelled P-R-O-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 45 times per million words in written French, the 1,857th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Proposition is a French feminine noun meaning “proposition, suggestion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de proposer, de soumettre à un examen, à une délibération”.
What does proposition mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineproposition, suggestion
- 2
feminineproposition
- 3
feminineclause
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de proposer, de soumettre à un examen, à une délibération. 2. Proposition de loi. 3. Chose qui a été proposée. 4. Chose proposée pour arriver à la conclusion d’une affaire ou à un arrangement.
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 proposition
- propositions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce proposition?
- /pʁɔ.po.zi.sjɔ̃/
- \pʁɔ.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\
- [yn pʁo.po.zi.sjɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to proposition
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is proposition in French?
proposition appears 45 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).