propret
\pʁɔ.pʁɛ\
The verdict
“propret” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arrangé proprement, non sans quelque recherche.
Corpus desk
Index FR-propret · propret · French
propret · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | propret |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pʁɔ.pʁɛ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « propret » en français
Rare enough to double-check
propret is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pʁɔ.pʁɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for propret, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is propret, spelled P-R-O-P-R-E-T.
Definition
- 1Arrangé proprement, non sans quelque recherche.
- 2Convenable et à courte vue.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how propret appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La route de Nice, aux deux côtés de laquelle se trouve bâti le faubourg, était bordée, en 1851, d’ormes séculaires, vieux géants, ruines grandioses et pleines encore de puissance, que la municipalité proprette de la ville a remplacés, depuis quelques années, par de petits platanes.
Une de ses distractions les plus douces et les plus amères à la fois, était de se mettre à l’une des fenêtres de cette pièce, qui donnaient sur la rue de la Banne. Elle apercevait de biais la place de la Sous-Préfecture. C’était là son paradis rêvé. Cette petite place, nue, proprette, aux maisons claires, lui semblait un Éden
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.