prairie

[pʁɛʁi]

/[pʁɛʁi]/ noun

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The verdict

“prairie” is uncommon German (frequency #78,413 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,413
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fläche, auf der Gräser und Kräuter wachsen, die meist als Nahrung für Vieh dienen; Wiese

Key facts for prairie
PropertyValue
Headwordprairie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁɛʁi]
Letters7
Frequency rank#78,413
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prairie” 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). prairie lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prairie is uncommon German at frequency #78,413 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁɛʁi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fläche, auf der Gräser und Kräuter wachsen, die meist als Nahrung für Vieh dienen; Wiese".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for prairie, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is prairie, spelled P-R-A-I-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fläche, auf der Gräser und Kräuter wachsen, die meist als Nahrung für Vieh dienen; Wiese

Synonyms

pré

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 "prairie"?
"prairie" is spelled P-R-A-I-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁɛʁi].
What does "prairie" mean?
As a noun, "prairie" means: Fläche, auf der Gräser und Kräuter wachsen, die meist als Nahrung für Vieh dienen; Wiese
How do you pronounce "prairie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prairie" is [pʁɛʁi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prairie" come from?
"prairie" 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 “prairie”

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

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