Präpotenz
[pʁɛpoˈtɛnt͡s]
The verdict
“Präpotenz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Überheblichkeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-prapotenz · Präpotenz · German
Präpotenz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Präpotenz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁɛpoˈtɛnt͡s] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Präpotenz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Präpotenz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁɛpoˈtɛnt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Überheblichkeit".
Präpotenz doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Präpotenz, spelled P-R-Ä-P-O-T-E-N-Z.
Definition
- 1Überheblichkeit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Präpotenz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wenn der Auslöser das 2:0 vom Sonntag gegen Polen gewesen war, dann dürfte Präpotenz selten so preiswert zu haben gewesen sein.“
„Mit Alzheimerscher Deutlichkeit werden jede Erinnerung und jedes Renommee entwertet - dies deutet auf den Ekel schöpferischer Präpotenz, den das Buch, in seinem Lob der Lustlosigkeit, als erschwingbares Thema versäumt hat.“
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