Which to use
“proponen” and “proponía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,521
- “proponen” frequency rank
- #19,220
- “proponía” frequency rank
- 28741
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | proponen | proponía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de proponer. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de proponer. |
Where the eye mixes proponen and proponía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. proponen (CCVCVCVC) and proponía (CCVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: proponen vs proponía
A purely visual mix-up. proponen ([pɾoˈponẽn]) and proponía ([pɾopoˈnia]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
proponen is recorded at frequency rank #9,521, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈponẽn]. proponía is at rank #19,220, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾopoˈnia].
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 28741, this pair ranks #220,487 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of proponen vs proponía
Shared letters: nopr. Private to "proponen": e. Private to "proponía": aí.
"proponen" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "proponía" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- proponen ← porponen · pproponen · proopnen · propnoen · propoenn · proponenn · proponnen · propponen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "proponen" and "proponía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "proponen" vs "proponía" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "proponen" and "proponía" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "proponen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "proponía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #220,487 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "proponen" and "proponía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "promovía vs proponía". 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 #220,487 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.