# prom

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɹɑm/ · frequency rank #9,941

## Definitions
1. A promenade concert.
2. A promenade.
3. A formal ball held at a high school or college on special occasions; e.g., near the end of the academic year.

## Etymology
Clipping of promenade.

## Easily confused with
- **pry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prom-vs-pry)
- **PRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prom-vs-prs)
- **PTO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prom-vs-pto)
- **pros** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prom-vs-pros)
- **prop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prom-vs-prop)
- **Prot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prom-vs-prot)
- **proud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prom-vs-proud)
- **prove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prom-vs-prove)
- **proof** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prom-vs-proof)
- **prone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prom-vs-prone)
- **promo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prom-vs-promo)
- **proxy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prom-vs-proxy)
- **props** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prom-vs-props)
- **prose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prom-vs-prose)
- **proto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prom-vs-proto)
- **Pryor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prom-vs-pryor)
- **Provo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prom-vs-provo)
- **prong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prom-vs-prong)
- **prowl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prom-vs-prowl)
- **prompt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prom-vs-prompt)

## Common misspellings (6)
`porm`, `pprom`, `prmo`, `promm`, `prrom`, `rpom`

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