Pratze
[ˈpʁat͡sə]
The verdict
“Pratze” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - große, starke Hand
Corpus desk
Index DE-pratze · Pratze · German
Pratze · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | Pratze |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpʁat͡sə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pratze“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pratze is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʁat͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Pratze, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Pratze, spelled P-R-A-T-Z-E.
Definition
- 1große, starke Hand
- 2großer Handschuh, der beim Boxen und bei anderen Kampfsportarten zur Abwehr von Schlägen im Training eingesetzt wird
- 3Pfote eines Tieres
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pratze appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In die Pratzen eines angekleideten Affen gepreßt, schiebt sich rechts in dem Tanzhaufen meine Freundin Erna heran.“
Die Pratze schützt Trainingspartner beim Boxen vor Verletzungen.
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.