Which to use
“proposta” is a noun and “proposto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,056
- “proposta” frequency rank
- #6,338
- “proposto” frequency rank
- 7394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proposta | proposto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | moção | que se propôs |
Letter map: proposta vs proposto
Shared letters muted; letters that set proposta and proposto apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Grammar separator: proposta vs proposto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: proposta is anoun and propostoanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “proposta” becomes o in “proposto”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
proposta is recorded at frequency rank #1,056, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɾu.ˈpɔʃ.tɐ/. proposto is at rank #6,338, tagged as anadj.
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 7394, this pair ranks #66,747 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of proposta vs proposto
Shared letters: oprst. Private to "proposta": a. Private to "proposto": -.
"proposta" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "proposto" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "proposta" and "proposto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "proposta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proposto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,747 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proposta" and "proposto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proposto vs protesto". 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 #66,747 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.