Präludium
German, noun[pʁɛˈluːdi̯ʊm]
Präludium is spelled P-R-Ä-L-U-D-I-U-M (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 71,199th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Präludium is a German neuter noun meaning “prelude” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ursprünglich: einleitendes Vorspiel zu einem Musikstück”.
What does Präludium mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterprelude
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ursprünglich: einleitendes Vorspiel zu einem Musikstück 2. eigene musikalische Form für Tasteninstrumente oder auch Orchester
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Präludium
- Präludiums genitive
- Präludien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Präludium?
- [pʁɛˈluːdi̯ʊm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Präludium
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Präludium in German?
Präludium appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).