proponerse

[pɾopoˈneɾse]

/[pɾopoˈneɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“proponerse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,711 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,711
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tomar la determinación de seguir un curso de acción y esforzarse por adherirse a él.

Corpus desk

Index ES-proponerse · proponerse · Spanish

proponerse · rank #69,711 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,711
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH prolongaron

Nearest frequency peer: prolongaron (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “proponerse”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “proponerse” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for proponerse
PropertyValue
Headwordproponerse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾopoˈneɾse]
Letters10
Frequency rank#69,711
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “proponerse” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).proponersecae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “prolongaron” (#69,710), “protein” (#69,712), “protocol” (#69,713). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “proponerse” va en #69,711. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

proponerse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,711 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pɾopoˈneɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tomar la determinación de seguir un curso de acción y esforzarse por adherirse a él.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for proponerse in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is proponerse, spelled P-R-O-P-O-N-E-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tomar la determinación de seguir un curso de acción y esforzarse por adherirse a él.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how proponerse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Este año me he propuesto comer más sano.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "proponerse"?
"proponerse" is spelled P-R-O-P-O-N-E-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾopoˈneɾse].
What does "proponerse" mean?
As a verb, "proponerse" means: Tomar la determinación de seguir un curso de acción y esforzarse por adherirse a él.
How do you pronounce "proponerse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "proponerse" is [pɾopoˈneɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "proponerse" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "proponerse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list