prosternement
\pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nə.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“prosternement” 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, prosternation.
Corpus desk
Index FR-prosternement · prosternement · French
prosternement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prosternement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nə.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
prosternement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁɔs.tɛʁ.nə.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de se prosterner, prosternation.".
Zero misspellings are on record for prosternement in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is prosternement, spelled P-R-O-S-T-E-R-N-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Action de se prosterner, prosternation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how prosternement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Certains témoignent leur respect par des prosternements.
Et le prosternement qu’il fit ensuite , me fit penser terriblement à la chute de la victime.
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.