prisons

/ˈpɹɪzənz/

//ˈpɹɪzənz// noun

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"prisons" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“prisons” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,232. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,232
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of prison

Corpus desk

Index EN-prisons · prisons · English

prisons · rank #9,232 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,232
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH popping

Nearest frequency peer: popping (-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 “prisons”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “prisons” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

prisons vs prison
86% similar
prisons vs poison
71% similar
prisons vs persons
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for prisons
PropertyValue
Headwordprisons
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpɹɪzənz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,232
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “prisons”

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).prisonslands 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 “popping” (#9,231), “prototype” (#9,233), “pumpkin” (#9,234). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “prisons” is #9,232. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around prisons (IPA /ˈpɹɪzənz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,232 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of prison".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for prisons, with forms such as "pirsons", "pprisons", and "priosns". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "prison", "poison", "persons", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 prisons, spelled P-R-I-S-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of prison

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pirsons
  • pprisons
  • priosns
  • prisnos
  • prisonns
  • prisonss
  • prisosn
  • prissons
  • prrisons
  • prsions
  • rpisons

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prisons - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

pirsons2pprisons1priosns2prisnos2prisonns1prisonss1prisosn2prissons1
Edit distance from "prisons"

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 "prisons"?
"prisons" is spelled P-R-I-S-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɹɪzənz/.
What does "prisons" mean?
As a noun, "prisons" means: plural of prison
What words are commonly confused with "prisons"?
"prisons" is commonly confused with "prison", "poison", "persons". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prisons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prisons" is /ˈpɹɪzənz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prisons" come from?
"prisons" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

popping#9,231pumpkin#9,234punched#9,236Persian#9,227

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

remedies11 variantssickness11 variantsnaughty11 variantssimpler11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list