Which to use
“proposent” and “proposons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,065
- “proposent” frequency rank
- #13,667
- “proposons” frequency rank
- 18732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proposent | proposons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de proposer. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de proposer. |
Where the eye mixes proposent and proposons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between proposent and proposons
A purely visual mix-up. proposent (\pʁo.poz\) and proposons (\pʁo.po.zɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18732, 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\. 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 18732, this pair ranks #376,852 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of proposent vs proposons
Shared letters: noprs. Private to "proposent": et. Private to "proposons": -.
"proposent" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCC · "proposons" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "proposent" and "proposons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "proposent" or "proposons" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "proposons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #376,852 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proposent" 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 #376,852 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.