Präambel
German, noun/pʁɛ(ː)ˈambl̩/
Präambel is spelled P-R-Ä-A-M-B-E-L (8 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written German, the 34,584th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Präambel is a German feminine noun meaning “preamble (a short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Einleitung; feierliche Erklärung als Einleitung einer Verfassung, Staatsvertrages, Vertrages”.
What does Präambel mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepreamble (a short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Einleitung; feierliche Erklärung als Einleitung einer Verfassung, Staatsvertrages, Vertrages
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Präambel
- Präambeln plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Präambel?
- /pʁɛ(ː)ˈambl̩/
- /pʁeːˈambl̩/
- [pʁɛˈambl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Präambel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Präambel in German?
Präambel appears 1.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).