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.
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?
Frequency check: "proposent" vs "proposés" - which ranks higher?
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.