prorogation
/pɹəʊɹəˈɡeɪʃn̩/
"prorogation" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“prorogation” is an uncommon English word, ranked #99,733 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #99,733
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Causing something to last longer or remain in effect longer; prolongation, continuance.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prorogation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɹəʊɹəˈɡeɪʃn̩/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #99,733 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prorogation” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for prorogation is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɹəʊɹəˈɡeɪʃn̩/. Corpus data places it at rank #99,733 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for prorogation in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Anglo-Norman prorogation, Middle French prorogation, and their source, Latin prōrogātiō (“extension, postponement”). The correct English form is prorogation, spelled P-R-O-R-O-G-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Causing something to last longer or remain in effect longer; prolongation, continuance.
- 2The action of proroguing an assembly, especially a parliament; discontinuance of meetings for a given period of time, without dissolution.
- 3The period of such a discontinuance between two sessions of a legislative body.
- 4Deferral to a later time; postponement.
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman prorogation, Middle French prorogation, and their source, Latin prōrogātiō (“extension, postponement”).
Synonyms
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.
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Using “prorogation”
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- The one correct English spelling is P-R-O-R-O-G-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.