Which to use
“prompt” is an adjective and “prop” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,822
- “prompt” frequency rank
- #41,465
- “prop” frequency rank
- 62287
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prompt | prop |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est rapide ; qui ne tarde pas ; qui va vite. | Pilier, pieu, poteau |
Letter map: prompt vs prop
Shared letters muted; letters that set prompt and prop apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. prompt runs 6 letters (CCVCCC) against prop's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for prompt / prop
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: prompt is anadjective and propanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62287, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prompt is recorded at frequency rank #20,822, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔ̃\. prop is at rank #41,465, tagged as anoun.
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 62287, this pair ranks #87,900 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of prompt vs prop
Shared letters: opr. Private to "prompt": mt. Private to "prop": -.
"prompt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "prop" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prompt" and "prop" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "prompt" or "prop"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "prompt" and "prop".
- Full dictionary entry for "prompt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prop" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,900 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prompt" and "prop" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prep vs prop". 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 #87,900 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.