Which to use
“propice” and “propre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,557
- “propice” frequency rank
- #513
- “propre” frequency rank
- 11070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | propice | propre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est favorable, en parlant de divinité, toute puissance, ou autorité dont nous pouvons dépendre. | Qui est particulier à une personne ou à une chose (exclusivement ou non). |
Where the eye mixes propice and propre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between propice and propre
A purely visual mix-up. propice (\pʁɔ.pis\) and propre (\pʁɔpʁ\) 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 11070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
propice is recorded at frequency rank #10,557, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔ.pis\. 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 11070, this pair ranks #410,569 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of propice vs propre
Shared letters: eopr. Private to "propice": ci. Private to "propre": -.
"propice" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "propre" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "propice" and "propre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "propice" or "propre" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "propice" 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 #410,569 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "propice" and "propre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proféré vs propre". 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 #410,569 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.