prolapse
/ˈpɹoʊlæps/verb, noun
prolapse is spelled P-R-O-L-A-P-S-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, prolapse means “To move out of place; especially for an internal organ to protrude beyond its normal position” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in prolapse?
| Letters | 8: P-R-O-L-A-P-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is prolapse?
Prolapse appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce prolapse?
- US /ˈpɹoʊlæps/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-prolapse.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of prolapse
- prolapses present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- prolapsing participle, present
- prolapsed participle, past
- prolapsus
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prolapse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To move out of place; especially for an internal organ to protrude beyond its normal position.
noun
- 1
A moving out of place, especially a protrusion of an internal organ.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prolapse in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does prolapse come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin prolapsus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).