prodigue

/\pʁɔ.diɡ\/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,483

in French word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

prodigue is anFrenchadj. It means: Qui dissipe son bien en libéralités excessives, en dépenses déraisonnables. Pronounced \pʁɔ.diɡ\. Often confused with prologue and prodiguer.

Key facts for prodigue
PropertyValue
Headwordprodigue
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdj
IPA\pʁɔ.diɡ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,483
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of prodigue in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for prodigue is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁɔ.diɡ\. Corpus data places it at rank #26,483 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for prodigue, with forms such as "pordigue", "pprodigue", and "prdoigue". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "prologue", "prodiguer", "prodigués", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is prodigue, spelled P-R-O-D-I-G-U-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui dissipe son bien en libéralités excessives, en dépenses déraisonnables.
  2. 2
    En bonne part, celui qui fait de grands sacrifices pour l’utilité d’autrui.
  3. 3
    Qui distribue en abondance.
  4. 4
    Qui donne des conseils à la légère.
  5. 5
    Qui aime à se donner en spectacle.
  6. 6
    Il se dit aussi d’une personne qui ne sait pas tenir sa parole.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: pordigue,pprodigue,prdoigue,proddigue,prodgiue,prodigeu,prodiggue,prodiuge,proidgue,prrodigue,rpodigue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for prodigue

Misspelling Variants of "prodigue"

pordigue8pprodigue9prdoigue8proddigue9prodgiue8prodigeu8prodiggue9prodiuge8
Misspelling Variants of "prodigue"

Frequency rank: #26,483 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prodigue"?
"prodigue" is spelled P-R-O-D-I-G-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.diɡ\.
What does "prodigue" mean?
As an adj, "prodigue" means: Qui dissipe son bien en libéralités excessives, en dépenses déraisonnables.
What words are commonly confused with "prodigue"?
"prodigue" is commonly confused with "prologue", "prodiguer", "prodigués". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prodigue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prodigue" is \pʁɔ.diɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prodigue" come from?
"prodigue" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.