Prärogative
[pʁɛʁoɡaˈtiːvə]
The verdict
“Prärogative” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorzug oder Vorrecht im staatsrechtlichen Sinn
Corpus desk
Index DE-prarogative · Prärogative · German
Prärogative · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Prärogative |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁɛʁoɡaˈtiːvə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Prärogative“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Prärogative is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁɛʁoɡaˈtiːvə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorzug oder Vorrecht im staatsrechtlichen Sinn".
Prärogative doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Prärogative, spelled P-R-Ä-R-O-G-A-T-I-V-E.
Definition
- 1Vorzug oder Vorrecht im staatsrechtlichen Sinn
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Prärogative appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie haben sich der Prärogative gebeugt und dem Gesetzesvorschlag zugestimmt.
Die Mittel des Königs sind Veto-Recht und Prärogative.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.