# proportional

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #13,045

## Definitions
1. At a constant ratio (to). Two magnitudes (numbers) are said to be proportional if the second varies in a direct relation arithmetically to the first. Symbol: ∝.
2. In proportion (to), proportionate.
3. Of a typeface, having characters with natural (non-uniform) width (in contrast to monospace typefaces).

## Easily confused with
- **proportions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proportional-vs-proportions)
- **proportioned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proportional-vs-proportioned)
- **proportionate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proportional-vs-proportionate)
- **proportionally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proportional-vs-proportionally)
- **proportion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proportion-vs-proportional)
- **promotional** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/promotional-vs-proportional)

## Common misspellings (18)
`porportional`, `pproportional`, `prooprtional`, `proporitonal`, `proporrtional`, `proportinoal`, `proportioanl`, `proportionall`, `proportionla`, `proportionnal`, `proportoinal`, `proporttional`, `propotrional`, `propportional`, `proprotional`, `prpoortional`, `prroportional`, `rpoportional`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/proportional