Präservativ
German, noun/ˌpʁɛzɛʁvaˈtiːf/
Präservativ is spelled P-R-Ä-S-E-R-V-A-T-I-V (11 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written German, the 293,729th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Präservativ is a German neuter noun meaning “condom” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine meist aus Latex bestehende Hülle, die vor dem Geschlechtsverkehr über das männliche Glied gestreift…”.
What does Präservativ mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutercondom
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine meist aus Latex bestehende Hülle, die vor dem Geschlechtsverkehr über das männliche Glied gestreift wird, um vor Schwangerschaften und sexuell übertragbaren Krankheiten zu schützen
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 Präservativ
- Präservativs genitive
- Präservative plural
- Präservativen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Präservativ?
- /ˌpʁɛzɛʁvaˈtiːf/
- /ˌpʁeː-/
- [pʁɛzɛʁvaˈtiːf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Präservativ
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Präservativ in German?
Präservativ appears about once in every 26 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).