propender
[pɾopẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
The verdict
“propender” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,136 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,136
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tener tendencia intrínseca a actuar de cierto modo; inclinarse a una cosa por especial afición, genialidad u otro motivo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-propender · propender · Spanish
propender · rank #86,136 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,136
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH propagada
Nearest frequency peer: propagada (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “propender”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- probaban
probaban
13,871 corpus weight
- probadores
probadores
13,870 corpus weight
- pronunciaci…
pronunciaciones
13,867 corpus weight
- propagada
propagada
13,866 corpus weight
- propender
propender
13,865 corpus weight
- puntapiés
puntapiés
13,861 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “propender” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | propender |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pɾopẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #86,136 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “propender” en español
Rare enough to double-check
propender is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,136 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pɾopẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tener tendencia intrínseca a actuar de cierto modo; inclinarse a una cosa por especial afición, genialidad u otro motivo.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for propender in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is propender, spelled P-R-O-P-E-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Tener tendencia intrínseca a actuar de cierto modo; inclinarse a una cosa por especial afición, genialidad u otro motivo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how propender appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
para que se vea los esfuerços, que deue hazer la gracia, para hallar lugar en gente de tan corto aprecio, que es lo que se opone a su salud: no tanto estimacion, que tenga de su ley, que de esto facilmente se comiencen, quanto el poco aprecio que hazen de su salud, lleuados de vna insensibilidad natural, y propia de Ateistas, que es a lo que mas propenden…
Pero al mismo tiempo, como consecuencia de la puesta en cuestión de los privilegios nobiliarios (tendencia aneja al siglo y que creció con él), las clases inferiores propendían también, por otra parte, a respetar menos los caprichos de los señores y se atrevían a juzgar más libremente como vicio, pecado o arbitrariedad lo que creían que lo era.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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