propensa

[pɾoˈpẽnsa]

/[pɾoˈpẽnsa]/ adj

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The verdict

“propensa” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #42,093. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,093
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino singular de propenso.

Corpus desk

Index ES-propensa · propensa · Spanish

propensa · rank #42,093 · 11 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,093
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH propagandísti…

Nearest frequency peer: propagandístico (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “propensa”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “propensa” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

propensa vs propina
75% similar
propensa vs proponía
75% similar
propensa vs provenía
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for propensa
PropertyValue
Headwordpropensa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pɾoˈpẽnsa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#42,093
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “propensa”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).propensacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “propagandístico” (#42,092), “prodigiosa” (#42,091), “pretérito” (#42,090). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “propensa” va en #42,093. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around propensa (IPA [pɾoˈpẽnsa]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,093 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del femenino singular de propenso.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for propensa, with forms such as "porpensa", "ppropensa", and "proepnsa". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "propina", "proponía", "provenía", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is propensa, spelled P-R-O-P-E-N-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino singular de propenso.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porpensa
  • ppropensa
  • proepnsa
  • propenas
  • propennsa
  • propesna
  • propnesa
  • proppensa
  • prpoensa
  • prropensa
  • rpopensa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of propensa - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

porpensa2ppropensa1proepnsa2propenas2propennsa1propesna2propnesa2proppensa1
Edit distance from "propensa"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "propensa"?
"propensa" is spelled P-R-O-P-E-N-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾoˈpẽnsa].
What does "propensa" mean?
As an adjective, "propensa" means: Forma del femenino singular de propenso.
What words are commonly confused with "propensa"?
"propensa" is commonly confused with "propina", "proponía", "provenía". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "propensa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "propensa" is [pɾoˈpẽnsa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "propensa" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "propensa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

regadera#42,119pedalear#42,066reinicia#42,121patrañas#42,062

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

pésimos11 variantsrebatir11 variantspalomita11 variantsreseñado11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list