proposition

\pʁɔ.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\

/\pʁɔ.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“proposition” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,887. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,887
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de proposer, de soumettre à un examen, à une délibération.

Corpus desk

Index FR-proposition · proposition · French

proposition · rank #1,887 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,887
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH professionnel

Nearest frequency peer: professionnel (-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 « proposition »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « proposition » 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).

proposition vs propositions
92% similar
proposition vs proportion
82% similar
proposition vs préposition
91% similar

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

Key facts for proposition
PropertyValue
Headwordproposition
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁɔ.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#1,887
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « proposition »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).propositionse 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 « professionnel » (#1,886), « publication » (#1,888), « principale » (#1,885). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « proposition » est au #1,887. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around proposition (IPA \pʁɔ.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,887 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for proposition, with forms such as "porposition", "pproposition", and "proopsition". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "propositions", "proportion", "préposition", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is proposition, spelled P-R-O-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de proposer, de soumettre à un examen, à une délibération.
  2. 2
    Proposition de loi.
  3. 3
    Chose qui a été proposée.
  4. 4
    Chose proposée pour arriver à la conclusion d’une affaire ou à un arrangement.
  5. 5
    Expression d’une idée, affirmation ou la négation de quelque chose.
  6. 6
    Membre de phrase composé essentiellement d’un sujet et d’un verbe et accessoirement d’un complément ou d’un attribut.
  7. 7
    Énoncé doué d’une valeur de vérité, généralement le vrai ou le faux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Favrolles prend la parole. Son vide intérieur, son inconscience braillarde se masquent sous l'énergie de ses propositions.
  2. La proposition de ce député a été prise en considération.

This word in other languages

proposition(English)Vorschlag(Deutsch)proposta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porposition
  • pproposition
  • proopsition
  • propoistion
  • proposiiton
  • propositino
  • propositionn
  • propositoin
  • proposittion
  • propossition
  • propostiion
  • propposition
  • propsoition
  • prpoosition
  • prroposition
  • rpoposition

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

porposition2pproposition1proopsition2propoistion2proposiiton2propositino2propositionn1propositoin2
Edit distance from "proposition"

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 "proposition"?
"proposition" is spelled P-R-O-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\.
What does "proposition" mean?
As a noun, "proposition" means: Action de proposer, de soumettre à un examen, à une délibération.
What words are commonly confused with "proposition"?
"proposition" is commonly confused with "propositions", "proportion", "préposition". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "proposition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "proposition" is \pʁɔ.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "proposition" come from?
"proposition" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

publication#1,888nécessaires#1,880compétition#1,906description#1,909

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

professionnel16 variantsimportants16 variantsdifficultés16 variantsrésistance16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list