propagadovspropaganTell them apart

Which to use

“propagado” and “propagan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,756
“propagado” frequency rank
#39,404
“propagan” frequency rank
86160
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature propagado propagan
Definition Participio de propagar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de propagar.

Where the eye mixes propagado and propagan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. propagado runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCV) against propagan's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
propagado
8 ch
propagan

Look-alike desk: propagado vs propagan

A purely visual mix-up. propagado ([pɾopaˈɣ̞að̞o]) and propagan ([pɾoˈpaɣ̞ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

propagado is recorded at frequency rank #46,756, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾopaˈɣ̞að̞o]. propagan is at rank #39,404, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈpaɣ̞ãn].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 86160, this pair ranks #5,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of propagado vs propagan

Shared letters: agopr. Private to "propagado": d. Private to "propagan": n.

"propagado" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV  ·  "propagan" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • propagado ← porpagado · ppropagado · proapgado · propaagdo · propagaddo · propagaod · propagdao · propaggado
  • propagan ← porpagan · ppropagan · proapgan · propaagn · propagann · propaggan · propagna · propgaan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "propagado" and "propagan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([pɾopaˈɣ̞að̞o] versus [pɾoˈpaɣ̞ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "propagado" or "propagan"?
"propagan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,404 in our Spanish list, against #46,756 for "propagado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "propagado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "propagan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #5,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "propagado" and "propagan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "propagan vs propongan". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #5,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list