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Which to use

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

#15,973
“proposera” frequency rank
#6,875
“proposés” frequency rank
22848
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature proposera proposés
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de proposer. Participe passé masculin pluriel de proposer.

Where the eye mixes proposera and proposés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

9 ch
proposera
8 ch
proposés

Why the eye confuses proposera with proposés

A purely visual mix-up. proposera (\pʁo.po.zə.ʁa\) 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 22848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

proposera is recorded at frequency rank #15,973, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁo.po.zə.ʁa\. 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 22848, this pair ranks #355,816 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of proposera vs proposés

Shared letters: oprs. Private to "proposera": ae. Private to "proposés": é.

"proposera" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV  ·  "proposés" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • proposeraporposera · pproposera · proopsera · propoesra · proposear · proposerra · proposrea · propossera

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "proposera" and "proposés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\pʁo.po.zə.ʁa\ versus \pʁo.po.ze\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "proposera" vs "proposés" - which ranks higher?
"proposés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,875 in our French list, against #15,973 for "proposera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "proposera" 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 #355,816 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "proposera" and "proposés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proposera vs proposerai". 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 #355,816 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