proposentvsproposésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“proposent” and “proposés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,065
“proposent” frequency rank
#6,875
“proposés” frequency rank
11940
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature proposent proposés
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de proposer. Participe passé masculin pluriel de proposer.

Where the eye mixes proposent and proposés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. proposent runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCC) against proposés's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
proposent
8 ch
proposés

Visual trap between proposent and proposés

A purely visual mix-up. proposent (\pʁo.poz\) and proposés (\pʁo.po.ze\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

proposent is recorded at frequency rank #5,065, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁo.poz\. 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 11940, this pair ranks #407,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of proposent vs proposés

Shared letters: oprs. Private to "proposent": ent. Private to "proposés": é.

"proposent" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCC  ·  "proposés" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • proposent ← porposent · pproposent · proopsent · propoesnt · proposennt · proposentt · proposetn · proposnet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "proposent" for "proposés" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\pʁo.poz\ versus \pʁo.po.ze\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "proposent" vs "proposés" - which ranks higher?
"proposent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,065 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.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "proposent" 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 #407,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "proposent" and "proposés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proposais vs proposés". 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 #407,186 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list