Which to use
“procès” and “propos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,274
- “procès” frequency rank
- #561
- “propos” frequency rank
- 1835
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | procès | propos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Instance, procédure engagée devant un juge et portant sur un différend, un litige opposant deux ou plusieurs parties. | Paroles échangées dans la conversation. |
Where the eye mixes procès and propos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between procès and propos
A purely visual mix-up. procès (\pʁɔ.sɛ\) and propos (\pʁɔ.po\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1835, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
procès is recorded at frequency rank #1,274, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.sɛ\. propos is at rank #561, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.po\.
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 1835, this pair ranks #437,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of procès vs propos
Shared letters: oprs. Private to "procès": cè. Private to "propos": -.
"procès" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "propos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- propos ← porpos · ppropos · proops · proposs · proppos · propso · prpoos · prropos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "procès" for "propos" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "procès" or "propos" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "procès" and "propos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "procès" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "propos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #437,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "procès" and "propos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "procès vs prouvés". 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 #437,287 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.