Which to use
“propensão” is a noun and “propenso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,477
- “propensão” frequency rank
- #36,175
- “propenso” frequency rank
- 65652
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | propensão | propenso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de propender | inclinado |
Letter map: propensão vs propenso
Shared letters muted; letters that set propensão and propenso apart highlighted. Shared run: 8. propensão runs 9 letters (CCVCVCCVV) against propenso's 8 (CCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for propensão / propenso
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: propensão is anoun and propensoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65652, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
propensão is recorded at frequency rank #29,477, classified as anoun. propenso is at rank #36,175, tagged as anadj, pronounced /pɾu.ˈpẽ.su/.
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 65652, this pair ranks #5,290 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of propensão vs propenso
Shared letters: enoprs. Private to "propensão": ã. Private to "propenso": -.
"propensão" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVV · "propenso" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- propenso ← porpenso · ppropenso · proepnso · propennso · propenos · propensso · propesno · propneso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "propensão" for "propenso" ever safe?
Frequency check: "propensão" vs "propenso" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "propensão" and "propenso".
- Full dictionary entry for "propensão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "propenso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,290 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "propensão" and "propenso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "propensão vs propulsão". 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 #5,290 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.