Präventionshaft
[pʁɛvɛnˈt͡si̯oːnsˌhaft]
The verdict
“Präventionshaft” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - temporäre Gefangennahme zur Verhinderung von Ordnungswidrigkeiten und Straftaten, die von einer Person ausgehen könnten
Corpus desk
Index DE-praventionshaft · Präventionshaft · German
Präventionshaft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Präventionshaft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁɛvɛnˈt͡si̯oːnsˌhaft] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Präventionshaft“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Präventionshaft is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁɛvɛnˈt͡si̯oːnsˌhaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "temporäre Gefangennahme zur Verhinderung von Ordnungswidrigkeiten und Straftaten, die von einer Person ausgehen könnten".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Präventionshaft, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Präventionshaft, spelled P-R-Ä-V-E-N-T-I-O-N-S-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1temporäre Gefangennahme zur Verhinderung von Ordnungswidrigkeiten und Straftaten, die von einer Person ausgehen könnten
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Präventionshaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Vier Demonstranten müssen jetzt in U-Haft, neun in Präventionshaft.“
Synonyms
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.