Prangertag
[ˈpʁaŋɐˌtaːk]
The verdict
“Prangertag” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hochfest, das am 2. Donnerstag nach Pfingsten begangen wird; gefeiert wird die leibliche Gegenwart Jesu Christi im Sakrament der Eucharistie
Corpus desk
Index DE-prangertag · Prangertag · German
Prangertag · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Prangertag |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpʁaŋɐˌtaːk] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Prangertag“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Prangertag is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʁaŋɐˌtaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hochfest, das am 2. Donnerstag nach Pfingsten begangen wird; gefeiert wird die leibliche Gegenwart Jesu Christi im Sakrament der Eucharistie".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Prangertag, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Prangertag, spelled P-R-A-N-G-E-R-T-A-G.
Definition
- 1Hochfest, das am 2. Donnerstag nach Pfingsten begangen wird; gefeiert wird die leibliche Gegenwart Jesu Christi im Sakrament der Eucharistie
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Prangertag appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„‚Corpus Christi‘ ist der lateinische Name für das Hochfest der katholischen Kirche, das wir Fronleichnam nennen. […] In der Liturgie heißt das Fest 'Hochfest des Leibes und Blutes Christi'. In einigen Regionen wird es auch ‚Prangertag‘ oder ‚Bluttag‘ genannt.“
„Eine der spektakulärsten Prozessionen am ‚Prangertag‘, wie Fronleichnam auch genannt wird, findet auf dem Staffelsee bei Murnau statt.“
Synonyms
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.