Home › Words › P › propreantepenultpropreantepenult/ˌpɹəʊpɹiːˌantɪpɪˈnʌlt/propreantepenult means the last syllable but four; the fifth-to-last syllable (of a word or other utterance); a word’s or other utterance’s propreantepenultimate syllable.propreantepenult is pronounced /ˌpɹəʊpɹiːˌantɪpɪˈnʌlt/.EtymologyFirst attested in 1893; formed as pro- + preantepenult; compare the earlier propreantepenultimate (1825).nounThe last syllable but four; the fifth-to-last syllable (of a word or other utterance); a word’s or other utterance’s propreantepenultimate syllable.e.g.“The word dis·ín·te·res·ted·ly is stressed on the propreantepenult.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.preantepenult 85% match — The last syllable but three (of a word or other utterance); the fourth-to-last syllable. vs propreantepenult →preantepenultima 84% match — The last syllable but three (of a word or other utterance); the fourth-to-last syllable. vs propreantepenult →antepenult 81% match — The third-to-last syllable of a word. vs propreantepenult →antepenultimate 76% match — Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series. vs propreantepenult →antepenultime 75% match — Synonym of antepenult. vs propreantepenult →antepenultima 73% match — The last syllable of a word except two vs propreantepenult →antepenultimately 72% match — Second from the last in serial order. vs propreantepenult →penultimate 70% match — Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc. vs propreantepenult →