Which to use
“propos” and “provost” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #561
- “propos” frequency rank
- #41,468
- “provost” frequency rank
- 42029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | propos | provost |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Paroles échangées dans la conversation. | Variante de prevost. |
Letter map: propos vs provost
Shared letters muted; letters that set propos and provost apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: propos and provost
propos and provost are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42029, 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\. provost is at rank #41,468, tagged as anoun.
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 42029, this pair ranks #228,735 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of propos vs provost
Shared letters: oprs. Private to "propos": -. Private to "provost": tv.
"propos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "provost" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "propos" and "provost" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "propos" or "provost" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "propos" and "provost".
- Full dictionary entry for "propos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "provost" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,735 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "propos" and "provost" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "provoc vs provost". 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 #228,735 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.