prosperity

\ˈpɹɒs.pɛ.ɹɪt.iː\

/\ˈpɹɒs.pɛ.ɹɪt.iː\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-prosperity · prosperity · French

prosperity · 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

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for prosperity
PropertyValue
Headwordprosperity
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈpɹɒs.pɛ.ɹɪt.iː\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « prosperity » en français

prosperityreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

prosperity is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈpɹɒs.pɛ.ɹɪt.iː\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prospérité.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for prosperity in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is prosperity, spelled P-R-O-S-P-E-R-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prospérité.

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 "prosperity"?
"prosperity" is spelled P-R-O-S-P-E-R-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈpɹɒs.pɛ.ɹɪt.iː\.
What does "prosperity" mean?
As a noun, "prosperity" means: Prospérité.
How do you pronounce "prosperity"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prosperity" is \ˈpɹɒs.pɛ.ɹɪt.iː\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prosperity" come from?
"prosperity" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list