Which to use
“propres” and “prouvés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,206
- “propres” frequency rank
- #46,969
- “prouvés” frequency rank
- 48175
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | propres | prouvés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de l’adjectif propre. | Masculin pluriel de prouvé. |
Where the eye mixes propres and prouvés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. propres (CCVCCVC) and prouvés (CCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between propres and prouvés
A purely visual mix-up. propres (\pʁɔpʁ\) and prouvés (\pʁu.ve\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48175, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
propres is recorded at frequency rank #1,206, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔpʁ\. prouvés is at rank #46,969, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁu.ve\.
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 48175, this pair ranks #181,033 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of propres vs prouvés
Shared letters: oprs. Private to "propres": e. Private to "prouvés": uvé.
"propres" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "prouvés" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- propres ← porpres · ppropres · propers · proppres · propress · proprres · proprse · prorpes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "propres" for "prouvés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "propres" or "prouvés"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "propres" and "prouvés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "propres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prouvés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,033 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "propres" and "prouvés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prouvées vs prouvés". 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 #181,033 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.