# prospectus

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɹəsˈpɛktəs/ · frequency rank #21,903

## Definitions
1. A document, distributed to prospective members, investors, buyers, or participants, which describes an institution (such as a university), a publication, or a business and what it has to offer.
2. A document which describes a proposed endeavor (venture, undertaking), such as a literary work (which one proposes to write).
3. A booklet or other document giving details of a share offer for the benefit of investors.

## Etymology
From French prospectus (“a prospectus”), borrowed from Latin prospectus. Doublet of prospect.

## Easily confused with
- **prosperous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prospectus-vs-prosperous)
- **prospect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prospect-vs-prospectus)
- **prospects** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prospects-vs-prospectus)
- **prospector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prospector-vs-prospectus)

## Common misspellings (16)
`porspectus`, `pprospectus`, `propsectus`, `prosepctus`, `prospcetus`, `prospecctus`, `prospectsu`, `prospecttus`, `prospectuss`, `prospecuts`, `prospetcus`, `prosppectus`, `prosspectus`, `prrospectus`, `prsopectus`, `rpospectus`

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