Which to use
“proposa” is a verb and “provost” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,838
- “proposa” frequency rank
- #41,468
- “provost” frequency rank
- 60306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proposa | provost |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de proposer. | Variante de prevost. |
Letter map: proposa vs provost
Shared letters muted; letters that set proposa and provost apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: proposa vs provost
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: proposa is averb and provostanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60306, 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\. 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 60306, this pair ranks #98,299 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of proposa vs provost
Shared letters: oprs. Private to "proposa": a. Private to "provost": tv.
"proposa" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "provost" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "proposa" and "provost" be used interchangeably?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "proposa" 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 #98,299 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proposa" 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 #98,299 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.