propriété

\pʁɔ.pʁi.je.te\

/\pʁɔ.pʁi.je.te\/ noun

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The verdict

“propriété” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,537. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,537
frequency rank, French
248,534
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Droit par lequel une chose appartient en propre à quelqu’un.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

propriété vs propriétés
90% similar
propriété vs prophète
56% similar
propriété vs propreté
78% similar

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

Key facts for propriété
PropertyValue
Headwordpropriété
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁɔ.pʁi.je.te\
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,537
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “propriété” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). propriété lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around propriété (IPA \pʁɔ.pʁi.je.te\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,537 among 248,534 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for propriété, with forms such as "porpriété", "ppropriété", and "propirété". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "propriétés", "prophète", "propreté", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is propriété, spelled P-R-O-P-R-I-É-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Droit par lequel une chose appartient en propre à quelqu’un.
  2. 2
    Chose qui appartient en propre à quelqu’un.
  3. 3
    Biens fonciers, comme les terres, les maisons.
  4. 4
    Qualité propre d’une chose.
  5. 5
    Vertu particulière, caractères particuliers qui différencient une chose d’avec une autre.
  6. 6
    Emploi du mot propre, du terme propre.
  7. 7
    Synonyme de attribut.

Synonyms

appartenancepossession

Antonyms

usufruit

This word in other languages

ownership(English)propiedad(Español)Eigentum(Deutsch)domínio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porpriété
  • ppropriété
  • propirété
  • proppriété
  • propriete
  • propritéé
  • propriétté
  • propriéét
  • proprriété
  • propréité
  • prorpiété
  • prporiété
  • prropriété
  • rpopriété

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

porpriété2ppropriété1propirété2proppriété1propriete2propritéé2propriétté1propriéét2
Edit distance from "propriété"

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 "propriété"?
"propriété" is spelled P-R-O-P-R-I-É-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.pʁi.je.te\.
What does "propriété" mean?
As a noun, "propriété" means: Droit par lequel une chose appartient en propre à quelqu’un.
What words are commonly confused with "propriété"?
"propriété" is commonly confused with "propriétés", "prophète", "propreté". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "propriété"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "propriété" is \pʁɔ.pʁi.je.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "propriété" come from?
"propriété" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “propriété”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-R-O-P-R-I-É-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pʁɔ.pʁi.je.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “propriétés” - see the side-by-side comparison. propriété vs propriétés
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list