prase

[ˈprasɛ]

/[ˈprasɛ]/ noun

The verdict

“prase” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zoologie: fachbegrifflich für eine zur Teilordnung der Echten Schweine gehörendes Säugetier

Corpus desk

Index DE-prase · prase · German

prase · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for prase
PropertyValue
Headwordprase
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈprasɛ]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „prase“ im Deutschen

praseschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prase is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈprasɛ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for prase, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is prase, spelled P-R-A-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zoologie: fachbegrifflich für eine zur Teilordnung der Echten Schweine gehörendes Säugetier
  2. 2
    standardsprachlich für ein kurzbeiniges Borstentier mit meist geringeltem Schwanz
  3. 3
    Bezeichnung für einen Menschen, der sich beschmutzt hat
  4. 4
    Bezeichnung für einen wollüstigen Menschen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how prase appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Moje prase bude mít tak asi sto padesát kilo. Má hlavu jako buldok a takový prase je nejlepší. Z takovejch prasat nejsou žádný uhejbáci. To je moc dobrá rasa, která už něco vydrží. Bude mít sádla na vosum prstů. Když jsem byl doma, tak jsem si dělal jitrnice sám a vždycky jsem se tak naládoval prejtu, že jsem moh prasknout. Loňský prase mělo sto šedesát…
  2. Polil ses, ty jsi prase!

Synonyms

vepřčuněšpinavec

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prase"?
"prase" is spelled P-R-A-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈprasɛ].
What does "prase" mean?
As a noun, "prase" means: Zoologie: fachbegrifflich für eine zur Teilordnung der Echten Schweine gehörendes Säugetier
How do you pronounce "prase"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prase" is [ˈprasɛ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prase" come from?
"prase" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list