# Prosser

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈpɹɒsə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #48,429

## Definitions
1. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
2. A former settlement in Nevada County, California, United States.
3. A village in Adams County, Nebraska, United States.
4. A city, the county seat of Benton County, Washington, United States.

## Etymology
Anglicised from Welsh ap + Rhosier, "son of Roger".

## Easily confused with
- **prose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prose-vs-prosser)
- **posse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posse-vs-prosser)
- **poser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poser-vs-prosser)
- **proper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proper-vs-prosser)
- **poster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poster-vs-prosser)
- **passer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/passer-vs-prosser)
- **Posner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posner-vs-prosser)
- **pressed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pressed-vs-prosser)
- **presses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/presses-vs-prosser)
- **prosper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prosper-vs-prosser)
- **presser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/presser-vs-prosser)

## Common misspellings (9)
`porsser`, `pprosser`, `proser`, `prosesr`, `prosserr`, `prossre`, `prrosser`, `prsoser`, `rposser`

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