Which to use
“prost” is an intj and “prüft” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,544
- “prost” frequency rank
- #7,380
- “prüft” frequency rank
- 17924
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prost | prüft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ausspruch zum Anstoßen beim Trinken bzw. bei einem Toast | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs prüfen |
Where the eye mixes prost and prüft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: prost vs prüft
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prost is [pʁoːst] while prüft is [pʁyːft]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17924, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prost is recorded at frequency rank #10,544, classified as anintj, pronounced [pʁoːst]. prüft is at rank #7,380, tagged as averb, pronounced [pʁyːft].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 17924, this pair ranks #1,923,037 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prost vs prüft
Shared letters: prt. Private to "prost": os. Private to "prüft": fü.
"prost" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "prüft" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- prost ← porst · pprost · prosst · prostt · prots · prrost · prsot · rpost
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prost" and "prüft" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "prost" or "prüft" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "prost" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prüft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,923,037 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prost" and "prüft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "presst vs prost". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,923,037 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.