pränatal
[ˌpʁɛnaˈtaːl]
The verdict
“pränatal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - vorgeburtlich; vor der Geburt; während der Schwangerschaft
Corpus desk
Index DE-pranatal · pränatal · German
pränatal · 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 | pränatal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌpʁɛnaˈtaːl] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „pränatal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
pränatal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌpʁɛnaˈtaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vorgeburtlich; vor der Geburt; während der Schwangerschaft".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pränatal, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is pränatal, spelled P-R-Ä-N-A-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1vorgeburtlich; vor der Geburt; während der Schwangerschaft
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pränatal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In der zehnten bis zwölften Schwangerschaftswoche lässt sich pränatal diagnostizieren, ob das Kind an der Sichelzell-Krankheit erkranken wird.
Meine Freundin fragte mich, ob wir pränatale Zusatzuntersuchungen machen lassen wollen.
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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.