Präbende

[pʁɛˈbɛndə]

/[pʁɛˈbɛndə]/ noun

The verdict

“Präbende” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kirchliche Pfründe

Corpus desk

Index DE-prabende · Präbende · German

Präbende · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for Präbende
PropertyValue
HeadwordPräbende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁɛˈbɛndə]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Präbende“ im Deutschen

Präbendeliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Präbende is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁɛˈbɛndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kirchliche Pfründe".

Zero misspellings are on record for Präbende in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Präbende, spelled P-R-Ä-B-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    kirchliche Pfründe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Präbende appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Hier besaß er eine Präbende, die er gegen zwei Altarpfründen in Göttingen getauscht hatte.“
  2. „Deshalb versuchte man durch Einziehung einer Präbende zur Kirchenerhaltung die ärgsten Schäden zu beheben.“

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Präbende"?
"Präbende" is spelled P-R-Ä-B-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁɛˈbɛndə].
What does "Präbende" mean?
As a noun, "Präbende" means: kirchliche Pfründe
How do you pronounce "Präbende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Präbende" is [pʁɛˈbɛndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Präbende" come from?
"Präbende" is a German 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list