propre sur soi
\pʁɔ.pʁə syʁ swa\
The verdict
“propre sur soi” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Présentable.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | propre sur soi |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pʁɔ.pʁə syʁ swa\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “propre sur soi” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for propre sur soi is 14 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁɔ.pʁə syʁ swa\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Présentable.".
propre sur soi has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is propre sur soi, spelled P-R-O-P-R-E- -S-U-R- -S-O-I.
Definition
- 1Présentable.
This word in other languages
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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Using “propre sur soi”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-R-O-P-R-E- -S-U-R- -S-O-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pʁɔ.pʁə syʁ swa\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
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.