Pranke
German, noun/praŋkə/
Pranke is spelled P-R-A-N-K-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 99,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pranke is a German feminine noun meaning “paw of a large predator, especially felines” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Tatze großer Raubtiere”.
What does Pranke mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepaw of a large predator, especially felines
- 2
colloquialfemininelarge, coarse hand
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tatze großer Raubtiere 2. große menschliche Hand
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 Pranke
- Pranken plural
- Branke alternative archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pranke?
- /praŋkə/
- [ˈpʰʁ̥äŋ.kə]
- [ˈpʁaŋkə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Pranke in German?
Pranke appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).