Which to use
“proposa” and “proposés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,838
- “proposa” frequency rank
- #6,875
- “proposés” frequency rank
- 25713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proposa | proposés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de proposer. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de proposer. |
Where the eye mixes proposa and proposés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses proposa with proposés
A purely visual mix-up. proposa (\pʁo.po.za\) and proposés (\pʁo.po.ze\) 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 25713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
proposa is recorded at frequency rank #18,838, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁo.po.za\. 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 25713, this pair ranks #339,296 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of proposa vs proposés
Shared letters: oprs. Private to "proposa": a. Private to "proposés": é.
"proposa" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "proposés" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- proposa ← porposa · pproposa · proopsa · propoas · propossa · propposa · propsoa · prpoosa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "proposa" for "proposés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "proposa" or "proposés"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "proposa" 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 #339,296 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proposa" and "proposés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proposa vs proposais". 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 #339,296 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.