propre sur soi
\pʁɔ.pʁə syʁ swa\
The verdict
“propre sur soi” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Présentable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-propre-sur-soi · propre sur soi · French
propre sur soi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | 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) |
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Rare enough to double-check
propre sur soi is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pʁɔ.pʁə syʁ swa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how propre sur soi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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