prosencephalon
"prosencephalon" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“prosencephalon” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The forebrain.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prosencephalon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prosencephalon” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
prosencephalon is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The forebrain.".
Zero misspellings are on record for prosencephalon in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From proso- + encephalon. proso- is from Ancient Greek πρόσω (prósō). The correct English form is prosencephalon, spelled P-R-O-S-E-N-C-E-P-H-A-L-O-N.
Definition
- 1The forebrain.
Etymology
From proso- + encephalon. proso- is from Ancient Greek πρόσω (prósō).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “prosencephalon”
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- The one correct English spelling is P-R-O-S-E-N-C-E-P-H-A-L-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.