Which to use
“proposées” is an adjective and “proposés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,611
- “proposées” frequency rank
- #6,875
- “proposés” frequency rank
- 14486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proposées | proposés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de proposé. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de proposer. |
Same sound, different letters: proposées vs proposés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. proposées runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVVC) against proposés's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: proposées vs proposés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: proposées 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
proposées is recorded at frequency rank #7,611, 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 14486, this pair ranks #396,428 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of proposées vs proposés
Shared letters: oprsé. Private to "proposées": e. Private to "proposés": -.
"proposées" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC · "proposés" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "proposées" and "proposés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "proposées" vs "proposés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "proposées" 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 #396,428 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proposées" and "proposés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proposais vs proposées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #396,428 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.