Which to use
“proposais” and “proposons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,248
- “proposais” frequency rank
- #13,667
- “proposons” frequency rank
- 58915
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proposais | proposons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de proposer. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de proposer. |
Where the eye mixes proposais and proposons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. proposais (CCVCVCVVC) and proposons (CCVCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: proposais vs proposons
A purely visual mix-up. proposais (\pʁo.po.zɛ\) and proposons (\pʁo.po.zɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58915, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
proposais is recorded at frequency rank #45,248, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁo.po.zɛ\. proposons is at rank #13,667, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁo.po.zɔ̃\.
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 58915, this pair ranks #106,164 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of proposais vs proposons
Shared letters: oprs. Private to "proposais": ai. Private to "proposons": n.
"proposais" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC · "proposons" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "proposais" and "proposons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "proposais" or "proposons"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "proposais" and "proposons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "proposais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proposons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,164 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proposais" and "proposons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proposaient 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 #106,164 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.