prestigious

/pɹɛˈstɪd͡ʒəs/

//pɹɛˈstɪd͡ʒəs// adj

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"prestigious" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“prestigious” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,844. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,844
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of high prestige.

Corpus desk

Index EN-prestigious · prestigious · English

prestigious · rank #8,844 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,844
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH pouring

Nearest frequency peer: pouring (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “prestigious”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “prestigious” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for prestigious
PropertyValue
Headwordprestigious
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/pɹɛˈstɪd͡ʒəs/
Letters11
Frequency rank#8,844
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “prestigious”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).prestigiouslands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “pouring” (#8,843), “prompt” (#8,845), “quantities” (#8,846). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “prestigious” is #8,844. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around prestigious (IPA /pɹɛˈstɪd͡ʒəs/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,844 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Of high prestige.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for prestigious, with forms such as "perstigious", "pprestigious", and "presitgious". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Attested since the 1540s; Latin praestigiosus (“full of tricks”), praestigiae (“juggler's tricks”), possibly an alteration of praestringō (“to blindfold, to dazzle”), from prae- (“before”) with stringō (“to bind or tie”); equivalent to prestige + -ious. Uns… The correct English form is prestigious, spelled P-R-E-S-T-I-G-I-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of high prestige.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how prestigious appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. She has a prestigious job with an international organization.

Etymology

Attested since the 1540s; Latin praestigiosus (“full of tricks”), praestigiae (“juggler's tricks”), possibly an alteration of praestringō (“to blindfold, to dazzle”), from prae- (“before”) with stringō (“to bind or tie”); equivalent to prestige + -ious. Unstressed /ɛ/ is retained by analogy with prestige.

This word in other languages

prestigieux(Français)prestigeträchtig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • perstigious
  • pprestigious
  • presitgious
  • presstigious
  • prestgiious
  • prestiggious
  • prestigiosu
  • prestigiouss
  • prestigiuos
  • prestigoius
  • prestiigous
  • presttigious
  • pretsigious
  • prrestigious
  • prsetigious
  • rpestigious

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prestigious - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

perstigious2pprestigious1presitgious2presstigious1prestgiious2prestiggious1prestigiosu2prestigiouss1
Edit distance from "prestigious"

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 "prestigious"?
"prestigious" is spelled P-R-E-S-T-I-G-I-O-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /pɹɛˈstɪd͡ʒəs/.
What does "prestigious" mean?
As an adjective, "prestigious" means: Of high prestige.
What are common misspellings of "prestigious"?
Common misspellings include "perstigious", "pprestigious", "presitgious", "presstigious", "prestgiious". The correct spelling is "prestigious".
How do you pronounce "prestigious"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prestigious" is /pɹɛˈstɪd͡ʒəs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "prestigious"?
Attested since the 1540s; Latin praestigiosus (“full of tricks”), praestigiae (“juggler's tricks”), possibly an alteration of praestringō (“to blindfold, to dazzle”), from prae- (“before”) with stringō (“to bind or tie”); equivalent to prestige + ... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "prestigious", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list