prähistorisch
[ˌpʁɛhɪsˈtoːʁɪʃ]
The verdict
“prähistorisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Prähistorie betreffend, aus ihrer Zeit stammend
Corpus desk
Index DE-prahistorisch · prähistorisch · German
prähistorisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prähistorisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌpʁɛhɪsˈtoːʁɪʃ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „prähistorisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
prähistorisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌpʁɛhɪsˈtoːʁɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Prähistorie betreffend, aus ihrer Zeit stammend".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for prähistorisch, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is prähistorisch, spelled P-R-Ä-H-I-S-T-O-R-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1die Prähistorie betreffend, aus ihrer Zeit stammend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how prähistorisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es ist ein megalithisches Land; nicht in dem Sinne, daß es prähistorisch wäre - es hat wie jedes arme Land der Welt seine eigene Geschichte, die von den Metropolen ignoriert oder als "primitiv" abgetan wird -, sondern in dem Sinne, daß Fels seine Seele und Stein seine Mutter ist.“
„Der prähistorische Fundort rund 95 Kilometer nördlich von Johannesburg gilt als die Wiege der Menschheit.“
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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.