propound
/prəˈpaʊnd/verb
propound is spelled P-R-O-P-O-U-N-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, propound means “To put forward; to offer for discussion or debate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in propound?
| Letters | 8: P-R-O-P-O-U-N-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is propound?
Propound appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce propound?
- /prəˈpaʊnd/
Propound has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-propound.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of propound
- propounds present, singular, he/she/it
- propounding participle, present
- propounded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does propound mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To put forward; to offer for discussion or debate.
Today I'll expound at length the theory that I propounded last year.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Propound in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to put forward; to offer for discussion or debate:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | proposer |
| German | vorlegen, vorschlagen |
| Portuguese | propor |
| Spanish | proponer |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does propound come from?
From the Middle English proponen (“to put forward”), from Latin prōpōnere (“to put forward”), from prō- (“before”) + pōnere (“to put”). Doublet of propose. Compare expound.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).