Präfekten

[pʁɛˈfɛktn̩]

/[pʁɛˈfɛktn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Präfekten” is uncommon German (frequency #55,628 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,628
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Präfekt

Corpus desk

Index DE-prafekten · Präfekten · German

Präfekten · rank #55,628 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,628
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH prosit

Nearest frequency peer: prosit (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Präfekten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Präfekten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Präfekten
PropertyValue
HeadwordPräfekten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁɛˈfɛktn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#55,628
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Präfekten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Präfektenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „prosit“ (#55,627), „Präsente“ (#55,629), „promovierter“ (#55,626). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Präfekten“ bei #55,628. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Präfekten is uncommon German at frequency #55,628 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁɛˈfɛktn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Präfekten, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Präfekten, spelled P-R-Ä-F-E-K-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Präfekt
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Präfekt
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Präfekt
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Präfekt
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Präfekt
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Präfekt
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Präfekten"?
"Präfekten" is spelled P-R-Ä-F-E-K-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁɛˈfɛktn̩].
What does "Präfekten" mean?
As a noun, "Präfekten" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Präfekt
How do you pronounce "Präfekten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Präfekten" is [pʁɛˈfɛktn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Präfekten" come from?
"Präfekten" 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 "Präfekten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

präsenter#55,630practices#55,621Radtouren#55,638Politikum#55,613

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list