prepositus
/pɹiːˈpɒzɪtəs/
"prepositus" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“prepositus” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A provost: the presiding officer of various ecclesiastical bodies.
Corpus desk
Index EN-prepositus · prepositus · English
prepositus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prepositus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɹiːˈpɒzɪtəs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “prepositus” in English
Rare enough to double-check
prepositus is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɹiːˈpɒzɪtəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for prepositus in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Medieval Latin prepositus, variant of praepositus (“[one] placed in charge”). Doublet of provost. The correct English form is prepositus, spelled P-R-E-P-O-S-I-T-U-S.
Definition
- 1A provost: the presiding officer of various ecclesiastical bodies.
- 2The presiding officer of various civil bodies.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin prepositus, variant of praepositus (“[one] placed in charge”). Doublet of provost.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.