Which to use
“Prost” is a name and “proxy” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,843
- “Prost” frequency rank
- #30,753
- “proxy” frequency rank
- 64596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Prost | proxy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Serveur informatique qui a pour fonction de relayer des requêtes entre un poste client et un serveur, utilisé pour assurer les fonctions de mémoire cache, de journalisation des requêtes (« logging »), assurer la sécurité du réseau local, le filtrage et l’anonymat. |
Where the eye mixes Prost and proxy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Prost vs proxy
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Prost is \pʁɔst\ while proxy is \pʁɔk.si\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64596, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Prost is recorded at frequency rank #33,843, classified as aname, pronounced \pʁɔst\. proxy is at rank #30,753, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔk.si\.
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 64596, this pair ranks #76,288 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Prost vs proxy
Shared letters: opr. Private to "Prost": st. Private to "proxy": xy.
"Prost" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "proxy" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Prost" and "proxy" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Prost" or "proxy"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Prost" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proxy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,288 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Prost" and "proxy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prism vs Prost". 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 #76,288 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.