prasseln

[ˈpʁasl̩n]

/[ˈpʁasl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“prasseln” is uncommon German (frequency #77,189 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,189
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - über längere Zeit kurz aufeinanderfolgend knackende Geräusche von sich geben

Corpus desk

Index DE-prasseln · prasseln · German

prasseln · rank #77,189 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,189
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Praia

Nearest frequency peer: Praia (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „prasseln“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „prasseln“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for prasseln
PropertyValue
Headwordprasseln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpʁasl̩n]
Letters8
Frequency rank#77,189
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „prasseln“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).prasselnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Praia“ (#77,188), „primer“ (#77,190), „potente“ (#77,187). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „prasseln“ bei #77,189. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prasseln is uncommon German at frequency #77,189 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈpʁasl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for prasseln in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is prasseln, spelled P-R-A-S-S-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    über längere Zeit kurz aufeinanderfolgend knackende Geräusche von sich geben
  2. 2
    beim längere Zeit aufeinanderfolgenden Aufprallen von mehreren Einzelteilen hintereinander knackende Geräusche von sich geben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Feuer prasselt so gemütlich.
  2. Hätte das Osterfeuer nicht so geprasselt, hätten wir sicher das Auto wegfahren gehört.

This word in other languages

crépiter(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prasseln"?
"prasseln" is spelled P-R-A-S-S-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʁasl̩n].
What does "prasseln" mean?
As a verb, "prasseln" means: über längere Zeit kurz aufeinanderfolgend knackende Geräusche von sich geben
How do you pronounce "prasseln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prasseln" is [ˈpʁasl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prasseln" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "prasseln", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list