# prosper

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈpɹɒspə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #16,098

## Definitions
1. To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
2. To grow; to increase.
3. To favor; to render successful.

## Etymology
From Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperō (“I render happy”), from prosperus (“prosperous”), from Proto-Italic *prosparos, from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- (“to succeed”), whence also Latin spēs (“hope, expectation”).

## Easily confused with
- **Prosser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prosper-vs-prosser)
- **prose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prose-vs-prosper)
- **poser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poser-vs-prosper)
- **proper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proper-vs-prosper)
- **poster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poster-vs-prosper)
- **propel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/propel-vs-prosper)
- **popper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/popper-vs-prosper)
- **Posner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posner-vs-prosper)
- **pooper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pooper-vs-prosper)
- **presser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/presser-vs-prosper)
- **prospect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prospect-vs-prosper)

## Common misspellings (11)
`porsper`, `pprosper`, `propser`, `prosepr`, `prosperr`, `prospper`, `prospre`, `prossper`, `prrosper`, `prsoper`, `rposper`

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