proposto

adj

The verdict

“proposto” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #6,338 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#6,338
frequency rank, Portuguese
8
letters
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que se propôs

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

proposto vs protesto
75% similar
proposto vs proposta
88% similar
proposto vs propósito
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for proposto
PropertyValue
Headwordproposto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,338
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “proposto” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). proposto lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for proposto is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #6,338 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "que se propôs".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for proposto, with forms such as "porposto", "pproposto", and "proopsto". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "protesto", "proposta", "propósito", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is proposto, spelled P-R-O-P-O-S-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que se propôs

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: porposto,pproposto,proopsto,proposot,propossto,propostto,propotso,propposto,propsoto,prpoosto,prroposto,rpoposto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of proposto - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

porposto2pproposto1proopsto2proposot2propossto1propostto1propotso2propposto1
Edit distance from "proposto"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "proposto"?
"proposto" is spelled P-R-O-P-O-S-T-O.
What does "proposto" mean?
As an adjective, "proposto" means: que se propôs
What words are commonly confused with "proposto"?
"proposto" is commonly confused with "protesto", "proposta", "propósito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "proposto" come from?
"proposto" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “proposto”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-R-O-P-O-S-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “protesto” - see the side-by-side comparison. proposto vs protesto
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list