Which to use
“propos” is a noun and “proposés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #561
- “propos” frequency rank
- #6,875
- “proposés” frequency rank
- 7436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | propos | proposés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Paroles échangées dans la conversation. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de proposer. |
Where the eye mixes propos and proposés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: propos vs proposés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: propos is \pʁɔ.po\ while proposés is \pʁo.po.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “propos” sits inside “proposés”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
propos is recorded at frequency rank #561, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.po\. proposés is at rank #6,875, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁo.po.ze\.
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 7436, this pair ranks #423,177 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of propos vs proposés
Shared letters: oprs. Private to "propos": -. Private to "proposés": é.
"propos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "proposés" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- propos ← porpos · ppropos · proops · proposs · proppos · propso · prpoos · prropos
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "propos" and "proposés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "propos" vs "proposés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "propos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proposés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #423,177 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "propos" and "proposés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proposais vs proposés". 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 #423,177 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.