# prosody

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɹɒzədi/ · frequency rank #67,752

## Definitions
1. The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.
2. The 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”).

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