Which to use
“proposé” and “proposer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,143
- “proposé” frequency rank
- #2,242
- “proposer” frequency rank
- 4385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proposé | proposer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe proposer. | Mettre en avant, de vive voix ou par écrit, pour qu’on l’examine, pour qu’on en délibère. |
Where the eye mixes proposé and proposer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses proposé with proposer
A purely visual mix-up. proposé (\pʁo.po.ze\) and proposer (\pʁɔ.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 4385, 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\. proposer is at rank #2,242, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.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 4385, this pair ranks #431,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of proposé vs proposer
Shared letters: oprs. Private to "proposé": é. Private to "proposer": e.
"proposé" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "proposer" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- proposer ← porposer · pproposer · proopser · propoesr · proposerr · proposre · proposser · propposer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "proposé" and "proposer" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "proposé" or "proposer" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "proposé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proposer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #431,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proposé" and "proposer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proposer vs proposerai". 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 #431,741 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.