# propulsion

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɹəˈpʌlʃən/ · frequency rank #15,891

## Definitions
1. The process of propelling, driving, or pushing, typically forward or onward; a propulsive force or impulse.
2. That which propels.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin propulsio, propulsionis, from the past participle of Latin propello (“to drive forward, drive forth, drive away, drive out”).

## Common misspellings (16)
`porpulsion`, `ppropulsion`, `proplusion`, `proppulsion`, `propulison`, `propullsion`, `propulsino`, `propulsionn`, `propulsoin`, `propulssion`, `propultion`, `propuslion`, `prouplsion`, `prpoulsion`, `prropulsion`, `rpopulsion`

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