prosody
/ˈpɹɒzədi/
"prosody" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“prosody” is an uncommon English word, ranked #67,752 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #67,752
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prosody |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɹɒzədi/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #67,752 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prosody” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for prosody is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈpɹɒzədi/. Corpus data places it at rank #67,752 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for prosody in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French prosodie, from Latin prosōdia, from Ancient Greek προσῳδία (prosōidía, “song sung to music; pronunciation of syllable”), from πρός (prós, “to”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”). The correct English form is prosody, spelled P-R-O-S-O-D-Y.
Definition
- 1The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.
- 2The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse.
Etymology
From Middle French prosodie, from Latin prosōdia, from Ancient Greek προσῳδία (prosōidía, “song sung to music; pronunciation of syllable”), from πρός (prós, “to”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”).
This word in other languages
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 “prosody”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-R-O-S-O-D-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈpɹɒzədi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.