Which to use
“propulsé” and “propulsée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,953
- “propulsé” frequency rank
- #42,541
- “propulsée” frequency rank
- 62494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | propulsé | propulsée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de propulser. | Participe passé féminin singulier de propulser. |
Same sound, different letters: propulsé vs propulsée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. propulsé runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCV) against propulsée's 9 (CCVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: propulsé vs propulsée
This is the hard kind. propulsé and propulsée are pronounced identically (\pʁɔ.pyl.se\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “propulsé” sits inside “propulsée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
propulsé is recorded at frequency rank #19,953, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.pyl.se\. propulsée is at rank #42,541, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.pyl.se\.
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 62494, this pair ranks #86,812 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of propulsé vs propulsée
Shared letters: loprsué. Private to "propulsé": -. Private to "propulsée": e.
"propulsé" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "propulsée" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "propulsé" for "propulsée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "propulsé" or "propulsée" show up more?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "propulsé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "propulsée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,812 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "propulsé" and "propulsée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "propulsée vs propulseur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #86,812 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.