propenso
[pɾoˈpẽnso]
The verdict
“propenso” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #28,522 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #28,522
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participio irregular de propender.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | propenso |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pɾoˈpẽnso] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #28,522 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “propenso” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for propenso is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾoˈpẽnso]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,522 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Participio irregular de propender.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for propenso, with forms such as "porpenso", "ppropenso", and "proepnso". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "propuso", "propongo", "propensos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is propenso, spelled P-R-O-P-E-N-S-O.
Definition
- 1Participio irregular de propender.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: porpenso,ppropenso,proepnso,propennso,propenos,propesno,propneso,proppenso,prpoenso,prropenso,rpopenso
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of propenso - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “propenso”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-O-P-E-N-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾoˈpẽnso] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “propuso” - see the side-by-side comparison. propenso vs propuso
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.