proponganvsproponíaWhich spelling fits?

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

#37,805
“propongan” frequency rank
#19,220
“proponía” frequency rank
57025
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature propongan proponía
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de proponer. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de proponer.

Where the eye mixes propongan and proponía

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

9 ch
propongan
8 ch
proponía

Look-alike desk: propongan vs proponía

A purely visual mix-up. propongan ([pɾoˈpõŋgãn]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

propongan is recorded at frequency rank #37,805, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈpõŋgãn]. 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 57025, this pair ranks #72,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of propongan vs proponía

Shared letters: anopr. Private to "propongan": g. Private to "proponía": í.

"propongan" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC  ·  "proponía" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • propongan ← porpongan · ppropongan · proopngan · propnogan · propognan · proponagn · propongann · proponggan

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "propongan" and "proponía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoˈpõŋgãn] versus [pɾopoˈnia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "propongan" or "proponía"?
"proponía" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,220 in our Spanish list, against #37,805 for "propongan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "propongan" 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 #72,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "propongan" and "proponía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "propongan vs provengan". 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 #72,178 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