prosternent

\pʁɔs.tɛʁn\

/\pʁɔs.tɛʁn\/ verb

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The verdict

“prosternent” is uncommon French (frequency #98,385 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,385
frequency rank, French
248,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de prosterner.

Key facts for prosternent
PropertyValue
Headwordprosternent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pʁɔs.tɛʁn\
Letters11
Frequency rank#98,385
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prosternent” 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). prosternent lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prosternent is uncommon French at frequency #98,385 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \pʁɔs.tɛʁn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for prosternent, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is prosternent, spelled P-R-O-S-T-E-R-N-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de prosterner.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de prosterner.

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 "prosternent"?
"prosternent" is spelled P-R-O-S-T-E-R-N-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔs.tɛʁn\.
What does "prosternent" mean?
As a verb, "prosternent" means: Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de prosterner.
How do you pronounce "prosternent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prosternent" is \pʁɔs.tɛʁn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prosternent" come from?
"prosternent" 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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Using “prosternent”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-R-O-S-T-E-R-N-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pʁɔs.tɛʁn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list