Which to use
“prière” is a noun and “propre” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,789
- “prière” frequency rank
- #513
- “propre” frequency rank
- 4302
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prière | propre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Paroles par lesquelles on s’adresse à Dieu, ou à des intercesseurs. | Qui est particulier à une personne ou à une chose (exclusivement ou non). |
Where the eye mixes prière and propre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. prière (CCVVCV) and propre (CCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between prière and propre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prière is \pʁi.jɛʁ\ while propre is \pʁɔpʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4302, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prière is recorded at frequency rank #3,789, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁi.jɛʁ\. propre is at rank #513, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔpʁ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 4302, this pair ranks #431,953 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prière vs propre
Shared letters: epr. Private to "prière": iè. Private to "propre": o.
"prière" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "propre" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- propre ← porpre · ppropre · proper · proppre · proprre · prorpe · prpore · prropre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prière" and "propre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "prière" vs "propre" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prière" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "propre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #431,953 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prière" and "propre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "priée vs prière". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #431,953 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.