diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0219c52..d57b40c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ flowchart TD
     A --> J
 ```
 
-*Note (1)*: Prefixes considered are "ab", "ob", "ad", "per", "sub", "in", and "con".
+*Note (1)*: Prefixes considered are "ab", "ob", "ad", "per", "sub", "in", "con", and "co". Prefixes are only removed when they are followed by a vowel; if not followed by a vowel, the rules regarding consonant placement are the same for the prefix as the rest of the word. An example will help illustrate. The word "perviam" should be syllabified "per-vi-am": the division of "rv" into two separate syllables follows the general rule of consonant placement (add the first consonant to the preceding syllable and the second consonant to the following syllable). The word "periurem", however, should be syllabified "per-iu-rem." Here, the general rule of consonant placement would call for the "r" to adhere to the following syllable. Because it is a prefix, however, the "r" stays in the first syllable.
 
 *Note (2)*: Written "i"s and "y"s may be semivowels and written "u"s may be semi-vowels or consonants. 
 "I"s are semivowels:
diff --git a/tests/word_syllabification_tests.csv b/tests/word_syllabification_tests.csv
index d6e7973..a573d04 100644
--- a/tests/word_syllabification_tests.csv
+++ b/tests/word_syllabification_tests.csv
@@ -90,4 +90,5 @@ adincresco,ad-in-cre-sco,
 compressans,com-pres-sans,
 principem,prin-ci-pem,
 redemptor,re-demp-tor, 
-imperator,im-pe-ra-tor
\ No newline at end of file
+imperator,im-pe-ra-tor
+coegerunt,co-e-ge-runt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/volpiano_display_utilities/latin_word_syllabification.py b/volpiano_display_utilities/latin_word_syllabification.py
index d27204a..cdcec15 100644
--- a/volpiano_display_utilities/latin_word_syllabification.py
+++ b/volpiano_display_utilities/latin_word_syllabification.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
 # Prefix groups are groups of characters that serve as common prefixes. For details,
 # see README.
-_PREFIX_GROUPS: set = {"ab", "ob", "ad", "per", "sub", "in", "con"}
+_PREFIX_GROUPS: set = {"ab", "ob", "ad", "per", "sub", "in", "con", "co"}
 
 _VOWELS: set = {"a", "e", "i", "o", "u", "y"}
 _VOWELS_AEOU: set = {"a", "e", "o", "u"}
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ def split_word_by_syl_bounds(word: str, syl_bounds: List[int]) -> List[str]:
 
 def _get_prefixes(word: str) -> str:
     """
-    Returns the prefix of a word, if it has one.
+    Returns the prefix of a word, if it has one that is followed by a vowel.
+    For details on prefixes, see README.
 
     word [str]: word to check for prefix
 
@@ -105,9 +106,11 @@ def _get_prefixes(word: str) -> str:
     """
     for prefix in _PREFIX_GROUPS:
         # If the word is itself one of the prefixes (eg. "in" can
-        # be a word or a prefix), doen't return a prefix
+        # be a word or a prefix), don't return a prefix
         if word.startswith(prefix) and (word != prefix):
-            return prefix
+            prefix_length = len(prefix)
+            if word[prefix_length] in _VOWELS:
+                return prefix
     return ""