proposéevsproposésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: proposée is a adjective, proposés is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#5,803
“proposée” frequency rank
#6,875
“proposés” frequency rank
12678
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature proposée proposés
Definition Féminin singulier de proposé. Participe passé masculin pluriel de proposer.

Where the spellings diverge

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

8 ch
proposée
8 ch
proposés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: proposée and proposés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pʁo.po.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “proposée” becomes s in “proposés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12678, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

proposée is recorded at frequency rank #5,803, classified as anadj, 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 12678, this pair ranks #404,257 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of proposée vs proposés

Shared letters: oprsé. Private to "proposée": e. Private to "proposés": -.

"proposée" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV  ·  "proposés" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

proposée#5,803
proposés#6,875

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "proposée" and "proposés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "proposée" is an adjective and "proposés" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "proposée" or "proposés"?
"proposée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,803 in our French list, against #6,875 for "proposés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering proposée vs proposés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “proposée”; for a verb, it's “proposés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “proposée” 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