# prairie

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɹɛə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #11,270

## Definitions
1. An extensive area of relatively flat grassland with few, if any, trees, especially in North America.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French prairie.

## Easily confused with
- **praise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prairie-vs-praise)
- **Prairies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prairie-vs-prairies)

## Common misspellings (9)
`paririe`, `pprairie`, `praiire`, `prairei`, `prairrie`, `prariie`, `priarie`, `prrairie`, `rpairie`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/prairie