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propensión

Spanish, noun/pɾopenˈsjon/

propensión is spelled P-R-O-P-E-N-S-I-Ó-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 36,450th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Propensión is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “propensity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tendencia de una persona a realizar algo por gusto”.

What does propensión mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininepropensity

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Tendencia de una persona a realizar algo por gusto.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of propensión

  • propensiones plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce propensión?

  • /pɾopenˈsjon/
  • [pɾo.pẽnˈsjõn]
  • [pɾopẽnˈsjõn]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to propensión

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is propensión in Spanish?

propensión appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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