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 September 3, 2026) - Proposition qui est autonome, qui ne dépend d'aucune autre (en grammaire traditionnelle).
Corpus desk
Index FR-proposition-principale · proposition principale · French
proposition principale · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 22 letters
- VOW-9 9 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| 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) |
Longue queue: rang de « proposition principale » en français
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).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how proposition principale appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La proposition principale est celle qui ne dépend d’aucune autre proposition. Son verbe peut être aux trois modes, indicatif, impératif et subjonctif : Je le verrai avant qu’il parte. Aimez qui vous aime. Dieu veuille qu’il guérisse.
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