Which to use
“prop” is a noun and “prou” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,465
- “prop” frequency rank
- #27,198
- “prou” frequency rank
- 68663
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prop | prou |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pilier, pieu, poteau | Assez, beaucoup. |
Letter map: prop vs prou
Shared letters muted; letters that set prop and prou apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: prop vs prou
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: prop is anoun and prouanadverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - p in “prop” becomes u in “prou”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68663, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prop is recorded at frequency rank #41,465, classified as anoun. prou is at rank #27,198, tagged as anadv, pronounced \pʁu\.
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 68663, this pair ranks #58,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of prop vs prou
Shared letters: opr. Private to "prop": -. Private to "prou": u.
"prop" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "prou" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prop" and "prou" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "prop" or "prou"?
What to do next
Pair "prop" vs "prou" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "prop" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prou" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prop" and "prou" 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 #58,219 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.