Which to use
“proposer” and “proposés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,242
- “proposer” frequency rank
- #6,875
- “proposés” frequency rank
- 9117
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proposer | proposés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre en avant, de vive voix ou par écrit, pour qu’on l’examine, pour qu’on en délibère. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de proposer. |
Where the eye mixes proposer and proposés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. proposer and proposés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses proposer with proposés
A purely visual mix-up. proposer (\pʁɔ.po.ze\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
proposer is recorded at frequency rank #2,242, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.po.ze\. 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 9117, this pair ranks #417,744 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of proposer vs proposés
Shared letters: oprs. Private to "proposer": e. Private to "proposés": é.
"proposer" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "proposés" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- proposer ← porposer · pproposer · proopser · propoesr · proposerr · proposre · proposser · propposer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "proposer" and "proposés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "proposer" or "proposés" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "proposer" 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 #417,744 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proposer" 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 #417,744 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.