prosy
/ˈpɹəʊzi/adjective
prosy is spelled P-R-O-S-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, prosy means “Unpoetic; dull and unimaginative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in prosy?
| Letters | 5: P-R-O-S-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is prosy?
Prosy appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce prosy?
- UK /ˈpɹəʊzi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-prosy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of prosy
- prosier comparative
- prosiest superlative
- prosey
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prosy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Unpoetic; dull and unimaginative.
- 2
Behaving in a dull way; boring, tedious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prosy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense without imagination:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | nüchtern |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does prosy come from?
From prose + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).