prahlte

[ˈpʁaːltə]

/[ˈpʁaːltə]/ verb

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The verdict

“prahlte” is uncommon German (frequency #89,424 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,424
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs prahlen

Key facts for prahlte
PropertyValue
Headwordprahlte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpʁaːltə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#89,424
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prahlte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). prahlte lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prahlte is uncommon German at frequency #89,424 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈpʁaːltə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

prahlte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is prahlte, spelled P-R-A-H-L-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs prahlen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs prahlen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs prahlen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs prahlen

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 "prahlte"?
"prahlte" is spelled P-R-A-H-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʁaːltə].
What does "prahlte" mean?
As a verb, "prahlte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs prahlen
How do you pronounce "prahlte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prahlte" is [ˈpʁaːltə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prahlte" come from?
"prahlte" 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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Using “prahlte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-R-A-H-L-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈpʁaːltə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list