proponer
[pɾopoˈneɾ]
The verdict
“proponer” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #6,450 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #6,450
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 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.
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 | proponer |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pɾopoˈneɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #6,450 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “proponer” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for proponer is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, 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 generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for proponer, with forms such as "porponer", "pproponer", and "proopner". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "propongo", "proponía", "proponga", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is proponer, spelled P-R-O-P-O-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Presentar una idea, sugerencia, razón, consulta, comunicación, argumento, problema o curso de acción para la consideración de alguien, o como invitación a que lo acepte.
- 2Tomar la determinación de seguir un curso de acción.
- 3Presentar 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
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of proponer - 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 “proponer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-O-P-O-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾopoˈneɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “propongo” - see the side-by-side comparison. proponer vs propongo
- 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.