Which to use
“propagée” and “propagent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,489
- “propagée” frequency rank
- #29,487
- “propagent” frequency rank
- 67976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | propagée | propagent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de propager. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de propager. |
Where the eye mixes propagée and propagent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between propagée and propagent
A purely visual mix-up. propagée (\pʁɔ.pa.ʒe\) and propagent (\pʁɔ.paʒ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67976, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
propagée is recorded at frequency rank #38,489, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.pa.ʒe\. propagent is at rank #29,487, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.paʒ\.
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 67976, this pair ranks #61,143 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of propagée vs propagent
Shared letters: aegopr. Private to "propagée": é. Private to "propagent": nt.
"propagée" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "propagent" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- propagent ← porpagent · ppropagent · proapgent · propaegnt · propagennt · propagentt · propagetn · propaggent
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "propagée" and "propagent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "propagée" vs "propagent" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "propagée" and "propagent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "propagée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "propagent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,143 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "propagée" and "propagent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "propagée vs propane". 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 #61,143 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.