Which to use
“prop” is a noun and “propre” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,465
- “prop” frequency rank
- #513
- “propre” frequency rank
- 41978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prop | propre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pilier, pieu, poteau | Qui est particulier à une personne ou à une chose (exclusivement ou non). |
Letter map: prop vs propre
Shared letters muted; letters that set prop and propre apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - prop and propre
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: prop is anoun and propreanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “prop” sits inside “propre”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prop is recorded at frequency rank #41,465, classified as anoun. 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 41978, this pair ranks #229,118 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prop vs propre
Shared letters: opr. Private to "prop": -. Private to "propre": e.
"prop" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "propre" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "prop" for "propre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "prop" vs "propre" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "prop" and "propre".
- Full dictionary entry for "prop" 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 #229,118 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prop" and "propre" 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 #229,118 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.