propension
/pɹəˈpɛnʃ(ə)n/
"propension" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“propension” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propensity.
Corpus desk
Index EN-propension · propension · English
propension · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | propension |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɹəˈpɛnʃ(ə)n/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “propension” in English
Rare enough to double-check
propension is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɹəˈpɛnʃ(ə)n/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Propensity.".
propension has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French propension, and its source, Latin prōpēnsiō, from the participle stem of prōpendeō. The correct English form is propension, spelled P-R-O-P-E-N-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Propensity.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how propension appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
But I aſſeſt the gods, your full conſent, / Gaue vvings to my propenſion, and cut off / All feares attending on ſo dire a proiect, […]
As for me, my tast is strangely distasted to it's propensions, which in us are produced without the ordinance and direction of our judgement.
Etymology
From French propension, and its source, Latin prōpēnsiō, from the participle stem of prōpendeō.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.