proprement

\pʁɔ.pʁə.mɑ̃\

/\pʁɔ.pʁə.mɑ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

“proprement” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,334. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,334
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Précisément, exactement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-proprement · proprement · French

proprement · rank #6,334 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,334
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH pourriez

Nearest frequency peer: pourriez (-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 « proprement »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « proprement » 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).

proprement vs promptement
82% similar

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

Key facts for proprement
PropertyValue
Headwordproprement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\pʁɔ.pʁə.mɑ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,334
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « proprement »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).proprementse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « pourriez » (#6,333), « prudence » (#6,335), « porteur » (#6,332). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « proprement » est au #6,334. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around proprement (IPA \pʁɔ.pʁə.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #6,334 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for proprement, with forms such as "porprement", "pproprement", and "properment". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "promptement", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is proprement, spelled P-R-O-P-R-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Précisément, exactement.
  2. 2
    Dans le sens propre, par opposition à : au sens figuré.
  3. 3
    D’une manière bienséante, convenable.
  4. 4
    Avec régularité et netteté.
  5. 5
    Avec grâce et adresse.
  6. 6
    Avec propreté.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sparte était proprement un camp où les citoyens, abandonnant aux esclaves la culture des terres, s’exerçaient uniquement au métier des armes.
  2. Le tour de passe-passe imaginé par son frère était proprement stupéfiant.

Synonyms

au propre

Antonyms

figurémentsalement

This word in other languages

literally(English)propiamente(Español)gerade(Deutsch)exatamente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porprement
  • pproprement
  • properment
  • propprement
  • propreemnt
  • propremennt
  • proprementt
  • propremetn
  • propremment
  • propremnet
  • proprmeent
  • proprrement
  • prorpement
  • prporement
  • prroprement
  • rpoprement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of proprement - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

porprement2pproprement1properment2propprement1propreemnt2propremennt1proprementt1propremetn2
Edit distance from "proprement"

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 "proprement"?
"proprement" is spelled P-R-O-P-R-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.pʁə.mɑ̃\.
What does "proprement" mean?
As an adverb, "proprement" means: Précisément, exactement.
What words are commonly confused with "proprement"?
"proprement" is commonly confused with "promptement". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "proprement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "proprement" is \pʁɔ.pʁə.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "proprement" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

puissances#6,337permission#6,329paragraphe#6,325réflexions#6,344

Similar misspelling depth

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

véritables16 variantsconcurrents16 variantsconcernent16 variantsillustration16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list