proponevspropongoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#3,076
“propone” frequency rank
#9,182
“propongo” frequency rank
12258
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature propone propongo
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de proponer. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de proponer.

Where the eye mixes propone and propongo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
propone
8 ch
propongo

Why the eye confuses propone with propongo

A purely visual mix-up. propone ([pɾoˈpone]) and propongo ([pɾoˈpõŋgo]) 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 12258, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

propone is recorded at frequency rank #3,076, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈpone]. propongo is at rank #9,182, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈpõŋgo].

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 12258, this pair ranks #292,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of propone vs propongo

Shared letters: nopr. Private to "propone": e. Private to "propongo": g.

"propone" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "propongo" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • proponeporpone · ppropone · proopne · propnoe · propoen · proponne · proppone · prpoone
  • propongoporpongo · ppropongo · proopngo · propnogo · propogno · proponggo · proponngo · proponog

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "propone" for "propongo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoˈpone] versus [pɾoˈpõŋgo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "propone" vs "propongo" - which ranks higher?
"propone" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,076 in our Spanish list, against #9,182 for "propongo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "propone" and "propongo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "propone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "propongo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #292,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "propone" and "propongo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "propano vs propongo". 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 #292,160 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