proposévsproposéesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: proposé is a verb, proposées is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“proposé” is a verb and “proposées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,143
“proposé” frequency rank
#7,611
“proposées” frequency rank
9754
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature proposé proposées
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe proposer. Féminin pluriel de proposé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set proposé and proposées apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
proposé
9 ch
proposées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: proposé and proposées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pʁo.po.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “proposé” sits inside “proposées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9754, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

proposé is recorded at frequency rank #2,143, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁo.po.ze\. proposées is at rank #7,611, tagged as anadj, 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 9754, this pair ranks #415,537 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of proposé vs proposées

Shared letters: oprsé. Private to "proposé": -. Private to "proposées": e.

"proposé" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "proposées" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC

Frequency comparison

proposé#2,143
proposées#7,611

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "proposé" and "proposées" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "proposé" is a verb and "proposées" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "proposé" or "proposées"?
"proposé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,143 in our French list, against #7,611 for "proposées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering proposé vs proposées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “proposé”; for an adjective, it's “proposées”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “proposé” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list