proposentvsproposezWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#5,065
“proposent” frequency rank
#16,973
“proposez” frequency rank
22038
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature proposent proposez
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de proposer. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de proposer.

Where the eye mixes proposent and proposez

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. proposent runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCC) against proposez's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
proposent
8 ch
proposez

Look-alike desk: proposent vs proposez

A purely visual mix-up. proposent (\pʁo.poz\) and proposez (\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 22038, 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\. proposez is at rank #16,973, 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 22038, this pair ranks #360,107 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of proposent vs proposez

Shared letters: eoprs. Private to "proposent": nt. Private to "proposez": z.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • proposent ← porposent · pproposent · proopsent · propoesnt · proposennt · proposentt · proposetn · proposnet
  • proposez ← porposez · pproposez · proopsez · propoesz · proposezz · propossez · proposze · propposez

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "proposent" for "proposez" 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.
In ordinary French text, does "proposent" or "proposez" show up more?
"proposent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,065 in our French list, against #16,973 for "proposez". 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 "proposez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #360,107 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "proposent" and "proposez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "préposés vs proposez". 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 #360,107 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