Which to use
“proprio” and “proprios” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,709
- “proprio” frequency rank
- #47,533
- “proprios” frequency rank
- 64242
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proprio | proprios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Propriétaire. | Pluriel de proprio. |
Where the eye mixes proprio and proprios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. proprio runs 7 letters (CCVCCVV) against proprios's 8 (CCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between proprio and proprios
A purely visual mix-up. proprio (\pʁɔ.pʁi.jo\) and proprios (\pʁɔ.pʁi.jɔ\) 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 extra letter(s) - “proprio” sits inside “proprios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64242, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
proprio is recorded at frequency rank #16,709, classified as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.pʁi.jo\. proprios is at rank #47,533, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.pʁi.jɔ\.
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 64242, this pair ranks #77,997 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of proprio vs proprios
Shared letters: iopr. Private to "proprio": -. Private to "proprios": s.
"proprio" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV · "proprios" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "proprio" and "proprios" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "proprio" or "proprios" 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 "proprio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proprios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,997 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proprio" and "proprios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "propres vs proprios". 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 #77,997 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.