prosternation

\pʁɔs.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ̃\

/\pʁɔs.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de se prosterner ; état de celui qui est prosterné.

Corpus desk

Index FR-prosternation · prosternation · French

prosternation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 prosternation
PropertyValue
Headwordprosternation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁɔs.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « prosternation » en français

prosternationn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

prosternation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁɔs.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de se prosterner ; état de celui qui est prosterné.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for prosternation, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is prosternation, spelled P-R-O-S-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de se prosterner ; état de celui qui est prosterné.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. En Mésopotamie par exemple, la prosternation est un principe qui exige du citoyen la loyauté au souverain, dans la plupart des sociétés hydrauliques, la prosternation est un mode social qui est toujours imposé par le souverain, c’est dans l’éducation sociétale que ce phénomène se manifeste ; un autre héritage de cette action inhumaine est l’inclinaison du…
  2. Allons, malepeste ! relève-toi, vieillard ; je suis Anglais et je n’aime pas ces prosternations avilissantes de l’Orient.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "prosternation"?
"prosternation" is spelled P-R-O-S-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔs.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ̃\.
What does "prosternation" mean?
As a noun, "prosternation" means: Action de se prosterner ; état de celui qui est prosterné.
How do you pronounce "prosternation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prosternation" is \pʁɔs.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prosternation" come from?
"prosternation" 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