Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

propre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
pro-pre
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete form of proper.

Obsolete

Usage

Inflected Forms

more propre (comparative) most propre (superlative)

Derived Forms

proprely

Phrases

amour propre

Frequently Paired Words

amour propre

Questions

What does propre mean?
Obsolete form of proper.

How to pronounce propre

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