propagéevspropagentConfusable pair

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.

8 ch
propagée
9 ch
propagent

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

  • propagentporpagent · ppropagent · proapgent · propaegnt · propagennt · propagentt · propagetn · propaggent

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "propagée" and "propagent" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\pʁɔ.pa.ʒe\ versus \pʁɔ.paʒ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "propagée" vs "propagent" - which ranks higher?
"propagent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,487 in our French list, against #38,489 for "propagée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list