Präfekt

Name: Präfekt, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[pʁɛˈfɛkt]

/[pʁɛˈfɛkt]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Präfekt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,526. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,526
frequency rank, German: 3,409
“P” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hoher Beamter im Römischen Reich

Corpus desk

Index DE-prafekt · Präfekt · German

Präfekt · rank #45,526 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

FREQ-MID #45,526
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-MID 3,409
PHOTO-FINISH prächtiger

Nearest frequency peer: prächtiger (-1 rank slots)

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.

Promoter

54,479
pros

54,478
prächtiger

54,476
Präfekt

54,475
Quartalszah…

54,472
quietscht

54,471

What this shows „Präfekt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Präfekt vs Projekt

71% similar

Präfekt vs präsent

57% similar

Präfekt vs Präfektur

78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Präfekt
Property	Value
Headword	Präfekt
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[pʁɛˈfɛkt]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#45,526
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Präfekt“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Präfektliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#45,526

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „prächtiger“ (#45,525), „pros“ (#45,523), „Quartalszahlen“ (#45,529). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Präfekt“ bei #45,526. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Präfekt (IPA [pʁɛˈfɛkt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,526 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Präfekt, with forms such as "ppräfekt", "prfäekt", and "prräfekt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Projekt", "präsent", "Präfektur", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Präfekt, spelled P-R-Ä-F-E-K-T.

Definition

1
hoher Beamter im Römischen Reich
2
oberster Verwaltungsbeamter in Frankreich (Departement), Italien (Provinz), Japan und verschiedener anderer Staaten
3
katholischer Geistlicher mit besonderen Aufgaben in einer leitenden Position
4
„ältester Schüler in einem Internat, der über jüngere die Aufsicht führt“
5
Mitglied eines Schülerchors, das den Dirigenten vertritt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

„Der Präfekt blieb neben dem Tisch stehen und tauchte den Gänsekiel in die Tinte, um etwas zu notieren.“
„Manchmal frage ich mich, was wohl der selbstherrliche Präfekt des Pariser Départements Seine dazu gesagt hätte.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ppräfekt
prfäekt
prräfekt
präefkt
präfekkt
präfektt
präfetk
präffekt
präfket
pärfekt
rpäfekt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Präfekt - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "Präfekt"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Präfekt"?

"Präfekt" is spelled P-R-Ä-F-E-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁɛˈfɛkt].

What does "Präfekt" mean?

As a noun, "Präfekt" means: hoher Beamter im Römischen Reich

What words are commonly confused with "Präfekt"?

"Präfekt" is commonly confused with "Projekt", "präsent", "Präfektur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Präfekt"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Präfekt" is [pʁɛˈfɛkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Präfekt" come from?

"Präfekt" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Präfekt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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