Präfektur
German, noun/pʁɛ(ː)fɛkˈtuːɐ̯/
Präfektur is spelled P-R-Ä-F-E-K-T-U-R (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 44,523rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Präfektur is a German feminine noun meaning “prefecture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Amt oder Amtsbereich eines hohen Beamten im Römischen Reich”.
What does Präfektur mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineprefecture
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Amt oder Amtsbereich eines hohen Beamten im Römischen Reich 2. Amt oder Amtsbereich eines obersten Verwaltungsbeamten in Frankreich (Departement), Italien (Provinz) oder Japan
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 Präfektur
- Präfekturen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Präfektur?
- /pʁɛ(ː)fɛkˈtuːɐ̯/
- /pʁeːfɛkˈtuːɐ̯/
- [pʁɛfɛkˈtuːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Präfektur
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Präfektur in German?
Präfektur appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).