Präfektin
[pʁɛˈfɛktɪn]
The verdict
“Präfektin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - oberste Verwaltungsbeamtin in Frankreich (Departement), Italien (Provinz), Japan und verschiedener anderer Staaten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Präfektin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁɛˈfɛktɪn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Präfektin” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Präfektin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁɛˈfɛktɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Präfektin, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Präfektin, spelled P-R-Ä-F-E-K-T-I-N.
Definition
- 1oberste Verwaltungsbeamtin in Frankreich (Departement), Italien (Provinz), Japan und verschiedener anderer Staaten
- 2älteste Schülerin in einem Internat, die über jüngere die Aufsicht führt
- 3katholische Amtsträgerin mit besonderen Aufgaben in einer leitenden Position
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.
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Using “Präfektin”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-R-Ä-F-E-K-T-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pʁɛˈfɛktɪn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.