prosperity

/pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/

//pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti// noun

"prosperity" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“prosperity” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,189. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,189
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The condition of being prosperous: having good fortune and a fortune.

Corpus desk

Index EN-prosperity · prosperity · English

prosperity · rank #8,189 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,189
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH prescribed

Nearest frequency peer: prescribed (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “prosperity”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “prosperity” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

prosperity vs property
80% similar
prosperity vs posterity
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for prosperity
PropertyValue
Headwordprosperity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/
Letters10
Frequency rank#8,189
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “prosperity”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).prosperitylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “prescribed” (#8,187), “recreational” (#8,191), “plaza” (#8,186). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “prosperity” is #8,189. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around prosperity (IPA /pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,189 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The condition of being prosperous: having good fortune and a fortune.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for prosperity, with forms such as "porsperity", "pprosperity", and "propserity". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "property", "posterity", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English prosperite, from Old French prosperitet, from Latin prosperitās, equivalent to prosper + -ity. The correct English form is prosperity, spelled P-R-O-S-P-E-R-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The condition of being prosperous: having good fortune and a fortune.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how prosperity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Near-synonym: thriving
  2. “Eating meat means prosperity in the coming year,” the roastery wrote on Weibo on February 5, days before the Lunar New Year began.

Etymology

From Middle English prosperite, from Old French prosperitet, from Latin prosperitās, equivalent to prosper + -ity.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porsperity
  • pprosperity
  • propserity
  • proseprity
  • prospeirty
  • prosperitty
  • prosperityy
  • prosperiyt
  • prosperrity
  • prospertiy
  • prospperity
  • prospreity
  • prossperity
  • prrosperity
  • prsoperity
  • rposperity

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prosperity - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

porsperity2pprosperity1propserity2proseprity2prospeirty2prosperitty1prosperityy1prosperiyt2
Edit distance from "prosperity"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prosperity"?
"prosperity" is spelled P-R-O-S-P-E-R-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/.
What does "prosperity" mean?
As a noun, "prosperity" means: The condition of being prosperous: having good fortune and a fortune.
What words are commonly confused with "prosperity"?
"prosperity" is commonly confused with "property", "posterity". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prosperity"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prosperity" is /pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "prosperity"?
From Middle English prosperite, from Old French prosperitet, from Latin prosperitās, equivalent to prosper + -ity. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "prosperity", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list