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. |
Same sound, different letters: proposée vs proposés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. proposée (CCVCVCVV) and proposés (CCVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - proposée / proposés
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "proposée" for "proposés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "proposée" or "proposés" show up more?
After this comparison
"proposée" and "proposés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "proposée" 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 #404,257 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proposée" and "proposés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proposais vs proposés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #404,257 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.