proponer

/[pɾopoˈneɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,450

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

proponer is aSpanishverb. It means: Presentar una idea, sugerencia, razón, consulta, comunicación, argumento, problema o curso de acción para la consideración de alguien, o como invitación a que lo acepte. Pronounced [pɾopoˈneɾ]. It ranks #6,450 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with propongo and proponía.

Key facts for proponer
PropertyValue
Headwordproponer
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾopoˈneɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,450
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of proponer in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for proponer is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɾopoˈneɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,450 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for proponer, with forms such as "porponer", "pproponer", and "proopner". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "propongo", "proponía", "proponga", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is proponer, spelled P-R-O-P-O-N-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Presentar una idea, sugerencia, razón, consulta, comunicación, argumento, problema o curso de acción para la consideración de alguien, o como invitación a que lo acepte.
  2. 2
    Tomar la determinación de seguir un curso de acción.
  3. 3
    Presentar a alguien como candidato a un cargo, premio, etc.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: porponer,pproponer,proopner,propnoer,propoenr,proponerr,proponner,proponre,propponer,prpooner,prroponer,rpoponer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for proponer

Misspelling Variants of "proponer"

porponer8pproponer9proopner8propnoer8propoenr8proponerr9proponner9proponre8
Misspelling Variants of "proponer"

Frequency rank: #6,450 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "proponer"?
"proponer" is spelled P-R-O-P-O-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾopoˈneɾ].
What does "proponer" mean?
As a verb, "proponer" means: Presentar una idea, sugerencia, razón, consulta, comunicación, argumento, problema o curso de acción para la consideración de alguien, o como invitación a que lo acepte.
What words are commonly confused with "proponer"?
"proponer" is commonly confused with "propongo", "proponía", "proponga". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "proponer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "proponer" is [pɾopoˈneɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "proponer" come from?
"proponer" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.