# preposterous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pɹɪˈpɒstəɹəs/ · frequency rank #24,551

## Definitions
1. Absurd, or contrary to common sense.

## Etymology
From Latin praeposterus (“with the hinder part before, reversed, inverted, perverted”), from prae (“before”) + posterus (“coming after”).

## Common misspellings (18)
`perposterous`, `ppreposterous`, `preopsterous`, `preposetrous`, `prepossterous`, `preposteorus`, `preposterosu`, `preposterouss`, `preposterrous`, `preposteruos`, `prepostreous`, `prepostterous`, `prepotserous`, `prepposterous`, `prepsoterous`, `prpeosterous`, `prreposterous`, `rpeposterous`

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