prelapsarian
/pɹiːlapˈsɛːɹɪən/adjective
prelapsarian is spelled P-R-E-L-A-P-S-A-R-I-A-N: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, prelapsarian means “Of, or relating to the period of innocence before the Fall of man; innocent, unspoiled” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in prelapsarian?
| Letters | 12: P-R-E-L-A-P-S-A-R-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is prelapsarian?
Prelapsarian appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce prelapsarian?
- UK /pɹiːlapˈsɛːɹɪən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-prelapsarian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with prelapsarian?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as prelapsarian from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹɪən/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of prelapsarian
- pre-lapsarian
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prelapsarian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, or relating to the period of innocence before the Fall of man; innocent, unspoiled.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prelapsarian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense innocent, unspoiled:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | prélapsarien |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does prelapsarian come from?
From pre- + Latin lapsus (“fall”) + -arian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).