prostibule

noun

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

The verdict

“prostibule” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A brothel.

Corpus desk

Index EN-prostibule · prostibule · English

prostibule · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for prostibule
PropertyValue
Headwordprostibule
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “prostibule” in English

prostibuleranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prostibule is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A brothel.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for prostibule, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: Derived from Latin prostibulum. The correct English form is prostibule, spelled P-R-O-S-T-I-B-U-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A brothel.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. As a result, the viewer is again introduced in the prostibule by the woman on the left pulling the curtain aside, is welcomed in by the girls with raised arms, and is led out through the back entrance, from which a woman peeks in.
  2. The name López appears again twice: first, the priest visits a prostibule before dawn and gives the code name "López" to gain entry. Such tongue-in-cheek scenes as this irreverently subvert Hidalgo's somber image.

Etymology

Derived from Latin prostibulum.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prostibule"?
"prostibule" is spelled P-R-O-S-T-I-B-U-L-E.
What does "prostibule" mean?
As a noun, "prostibule" means: A brothel.
What is the origin of the word "prostibule"?
Derived from Latin prostibulum. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list