propina
[pɾoˈpina]
The verdict
“propina” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #17,254 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #17,254
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pequeña cantidad de dinero que se da a cambio de un servicio además e independientemente del precio o salario convenido.
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 | propina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɾoˈpina] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #17,254 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “propina” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for propina is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾoˈpina]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,254 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for propina, with forms such as "porpina", "ppropina", and "proipna". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "propio", "propios", "próxima", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is propina, spelled P-R-O-P-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Pequeña cantidad de dinero que se da a cambio de un servicio además e independientemente del precio o salario convenido.
- 2Pequeña cantidad de dinero u otra cosa de poco valor que se ofrece como agradecimiento de un servicio ocasional.
- 3Aguinaldo, dinero o regalo que se hace a los niños.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: porpina,ppropina,proipna,propian,propinna,propnia,proppina,prpoina,prropina,rpopina
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of propina - 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 “propina”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-O-P-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾoˈpina] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “propio” - see the side-by-side comparison. propina vs propio
- 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.