propension
French, noun/pʁɔ.pɑ̃.sjɔ̃/
propension is spelled P-R-O-P-E-N-S-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written French, the 21,568th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Propension is a French feminine noun meaning “propensity, proclivity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Tendance naturelle vers un état, une action ; penchant ; inclination”.
What does propension mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepropensity, proclivity
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tendance naturelle vers un état, une action ; penchant ; inclination.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of propension
- propensions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce propension?
- /pʁɔ.pɑ̃.sjɔ̃/
- \pʁɔ.pɑ̃.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to propension
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is propension in French?
propension appears 1.9 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).