prospère

\pʁɔs.pɛʁ\

/\pʁɔs.pɛʁ\/ adj

The verdict

“prospère” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,236. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,236
frequency rank, French
248,534
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui est dans une période de réussite, de succès.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

prospère vs prospérer
78% similar
prospère vs prospères
89% similar
prospère vs prospérité
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for prospère
PropertyValue
Headwordprospère
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pʁɔs.pɛʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,236
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prospère” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). prospère lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around prospère (IPA \pʁɔs.pɛʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,236 among 248,534 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for prospère, with forms such as "porspère", "pprospère", and "propsère". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "prospérer", "prospères", "prospérité", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is prospère, spelled P-R-O-S-P-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est dans une période de réussite, de succès.
  2. 2
    Qui est heureux.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porspère
  • pprospère
  • propsère
  • prospere
  • prosppère
  • prosprèe
  • prospèer
  • prospèrre
  • prosspère
  • prosèpre
  • prrospère
  • prsopère
  • rpospère

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prospère - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

porspère2pprospère1propsère2prospere1prosppère1prosprèe2prospèer2prospèrre1
Edit distance from "prospère"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prospère"?
"prospère" is spelled P-R-O-S-P-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔs.pɛʁ\.
What does "prospère" mean?
As an adjective, "prospère" means: Qui est dans une période de réussite, de succès.
What words are commonly confused with "prospère"?
"prospère" is commonly confused with "prospérer", "prospères", "prospérité". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prospère"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prospère" is \pʁɔs.pɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prospère" come from?
"prospère" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “prospère”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-R-O-S-P-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pʁɔs.pɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “prospérer” - see the side-by-side comparison. prospère vs prospérer
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list