prepositions

/ˌpɹɛ.pəˈzɪ.ʃənz/

//ˌpɹɛ.pəˈzɪ.ʃənz// noun

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"prepositions" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“prepositions” is uncommon English (frequency #50,737 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,737
frequency rank, English
46,516
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of preposition

Key facts for prepositions
PropertyValue
Headwordprepositions
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌpɹɛ.pəˈzɪ.ʃənz/
Letters12
Frequency rank#50,737
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prepositions” sits in English 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). prepositions lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

prepositions is uncommon English at frequency #50,737 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌpɹɛ.pəˈzɪ.ʃənz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of preposition".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for prepositions, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is prepositions, spelled P-R-E-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of preposition

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prepositions"?
"prepositions" is spelled P-R-E-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌpɹɛ.pəˈzɪ.ʃənz/.
What does "prepositions" mean?
As a noun, "prepositions" means: plural of preposition
How do you pronounce "prepositions"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prepositions" is /ˌpɹɛ.pəˈzɪ.ʃənz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prepositions" come from?
"prepositions" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “prepositions”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is P-R-E-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˌpɹɛ.pəˈzɪ.ʃənz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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