Präjudiz
[pʁɛjuˈdiːt͡s]
The verdict
“Präjudiz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vorgefasste Meinung
Corpus desk
Index DE-prajudiz · Präjudiz · German
Präjudiz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Präjudiz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁɛjuˈdiːt͡s] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Präjudiz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Präjudiz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁɛjuˈdiːt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Präjudiz, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Präjudiz, spelled P-R-Ä-J-U-D-I-Z.
Definition
- 1vorgefasste Meinung
- 2(Gerichts-)Entscheidung, die für künftige, gleichartige Fälle richtungsweisend ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Präjudiz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie hatte sich ein Präjudiz zurechtgelegt.
Die Gesamtheit aller Präjudizien, das sind alle richtungsweisenden Gerichtsurteile, bezeichnet man als Judikatur.
Synonyms
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.