# prosperous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpɹɑs.pə.ɹəs/ · frequency rank #13,046

## Definitions
1. Characterized by success.
2. Well off; affluent.
3. Favorable.

## Etymology
From Middle French prospereus, from Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperō (“to cause to succeed”), from Old Latin pro spere (“according to expectation”), from pro (“for”) + spes (“hope”).

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`porsperous`, `pprosperous`, `propserous`, `proseprous`, `prospeorus`, `prosperosu`, `prosperouss`, `prosperrous`, `prosperuos`, `prospperous`, `prospreous`, `prossperous`, `prrosperous`, `prsoperous`, `rposperous`

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