Which to use
“proposé” and “proposés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,143
- “proposé” frequency rank
- #6,875
- “proposés” frequency rank
- 9018
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proposé | proposés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe proposer. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de proposer. |
Same sound, different letters: proposé vs proposés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. proposé runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against proposés's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - proposé / proposés
This is the hard kind. proposé and proposés are pronounced identically (\pʁo.po.ze\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “proposé” sits inside “proposés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9018, 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\. 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 9018, this pair ranks #418,082 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of proposé vs proposés
Shared letters: oprsé. Private to "proposé": -. Private to "proposés": -.
"proposé" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "proposés" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "proposé" for "proposés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "proposé" or "proposés" show up more?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "proposé" 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 #418,082 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proposé" and "proposés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proposais vs proposés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #418,082 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.