proposition principale
\pʁɔ.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃ pʁɛ̃.si.pal\
The verdict
“proposition principale” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Proposition qui est autonome, qui ne dépend d'aucune autre (en grammaire traditionnelle).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | proposition principale |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pʁɔ.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃ pʁɛ̃.si.pal\ |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “proposition principale” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
proposition principale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁɔ.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃ pʁɛ̃.si.pal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Proposition qui est autonome, qui ne dépend d'aucune autre (en grammaire traditionnelle).".
Zero misspellings are on record for proposition principale in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is proposition principale, spelled P-R-O-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N- -P-R-I-N-C-I-P-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1Proposition qui est autonome, qui ne dépend d'aucune autre (en grammaire traditionnelle).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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- The one correct French spelling is P-R-O-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N- -P-R-I-N-C-I-P-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.