prassen
[ˈpʁasn̩]
The verdict
“prassen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - viel Geld für das leibliche Wohl aufwenden, im Überfluss leben, verschwenderisch genießen
Corpus desk
Index DE-prassen · prassen · German
prassen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prassen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈpʁasn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „prassen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
prassen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈpʁasn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "viel Geld für das leibliche Wohl aufwenden, im Überfluss leben, verschwenderisch genießen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for prassen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 prassen, spelled P-R-A-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1viel Geld für das leibliche Wohl aufwenden, im Überfluss leben, verschwenderisch genießen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how prassen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie lachten und sangen, tranken und prassten und vergaßen dabei die Welt, und mit den meisten von ihnen hätte es wohl ein schlechtes Ende genommen, wenn nicht eine Glücksfee im letzten Moment ihr Füllhorn über ihnen ausgeleert hätte.“
„Hier haben wir Korruption, dort arbeitslose Massen, die einen hungern schon während die anderen prassen.“
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.