prallte

/[ˈpʁaltə]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,237

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

prallte is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs prallen Pronounced [ˈpʁaltə]. Often confused with prall and prägte.

Key facts for prallte
PropertyValue
Headwordprallte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpʁaltə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#33,237
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of prallte in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for prallte is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpʁaltə]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,237 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for prallte, with forms such as "parllte", "pprallte", and "prallet". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "prall", "prägte", "pralle", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is prallte, spelled P-R-A-L-L-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: parllte,pprallte,prallet,pralltte,pralte,praltle,prlalte,prrallte,rpallte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for prallte

Misspelling Variants of "prallte"

parllte7pprallte8prallet7pralltte8pralte6praltle7prlalte7prrallte8
Misspelling Variants of "prallte"

Frequency rank: #33,237 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prallte"?
"prallte" is spelled P-R-A-L-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʁaltə].
What does "prallte" mean?
As a verb, "prallte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs prallen
What words are commonly confused with "prallte"?
"prallte" is commonly confused with "prall", "prägte", "pralle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prallte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prallte" is [ˈpʁaltə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prallte" come from?
"prallte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.