Which to use
“proposées” is an adjective and “proposons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,611
- “proposées” frequency rank
- #13,667
- “proposons” frequency rank
- 21278
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proposées | proposons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de proposé. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de proposer. |
Where the eye mixes proposées and proposons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between proposées and proposons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: proposées is \pʁo.po.ze\ while proposons is \pʁo.po.zɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21278, 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\. proposons is at rank #13,667, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁo.po.zɔ̃\.
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 21278, this pair ranks #364,009 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of proposées vs proposons
Shared letters: oprs. Private to "proposées": eé. Private to "proposons": n.
"proposées" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC · "proposons" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- proposons ← porposons · pproposons · proopsons · propoosns · proposnos · proposonns · proposonss · propososn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "proposées" and "proposons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "proposées" or "proposons"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "proposées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proposons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #364,009 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proposées" and "proposons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proposais vs proposons". 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 #364,009 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.