Which to use
“proportion” and “proportions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,522
- “proportion” frequency rank
- #9,062
- “proportions” frequency rank
- 13584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proportion | proportions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rapport et convenance des parties entre elles et avec leur tout. | Pluriel de proportion. |
Same sound, different letters: proportion vs proportions
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. proportion runs 10 letters (CCVCVCCVVC) against proportions's 11 (CCVCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: proportion vs proportions
This is the hard kind. proportion and proportions are pronounced identically (\pʁɔ.pɔʁ.sjɔ̃\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “proportion” sits inside “proportions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
proportion is recorded at frequency rank #4,522, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.pɔʁ.sjɔ̃\. proportions is at rank #9,062, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.pɔʁ.sjɔ̃\.
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 13584, this pair ranks #400,394 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of proportion vs proportions
Shared letters: inoprt. Private to "proportion": -. Private to "proportions": s.
"proportion" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVC · "proportions" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- proportion ← porportion · pproportion · prooprtion · proporiton · proporrtion · proportino · proportionn · proportoin
- proportions ← porportions · pproportions · prooprtions · proporitons · proporrtions · proportinos · proportionns · proportionss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "proportion" and "proportions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "proportion" vs "proportions" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "proportion" / "proportions". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "proportion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proportions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #400,394 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proportion" and "proportions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proportionné vs proportions". 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 #400,394 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.