Which to use
“propagar” and “propagarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,416
- “propagar” frequency rank
- #46,757
- “propagarse” frequency rank
- 72173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | propagar | propagarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Multiplicar por generación u otra vía de reproducción. | Propagar (uso pronominal de ...) |
Where the eye mixes propagar and propagarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. propagar runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against propagarse's 10 (CCVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses propagar with propagarse
A purely visual mix-up. propagar ([pɾopaˈɣ̞aɾ]) and propagarse ([pɾopaˈɣ̞aɾse]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “propagar” sits inside “propagarse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
propagar is recorded at frequency rank #25,416, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾopaˈɣ̞aɾ]. propagarse is at rank #46,757, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾopaˈɣ̞aɾse].
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 72173, this pair ranks #25,936 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of propagar vs propagarse
Shared letters: agopr. Private to "propagar": -. Private to "propagarse": es.
"propagar" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "propagarse" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- propagar ← porpagar · ppropagar · proapgar · propaagr · propagarr · propaggar · propagra · propgaar
- propagarse ← porpagarse · ppropagarse · proapgarse · propaagrse · propagarce · propagares · propagarrse · propagarsse
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "propagar" and "propagarse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "propagar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "propagarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,936 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "propagar" and "propagarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "propagado vs propagar". 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 #25,936 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.