prawda

[ˈpravda]

/[ˈpravda]/ noun

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The verdict

“prawda” is uncommon German (frequency #68,574 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,574
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Wahrheit

Key facts for prawda
PropertyValue
Headwordprawda
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpravda]
Letters6
Frequency rank#68,574
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prawda” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). prawda lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prawda is uncommon German at frequency #68,574 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpravda]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

prawda has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is prawda, spelled P-R-A-W-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wahrheit
  2. 2
    Wahrheit
  3. 3
    Wahrheit, Tatsache

Antonyms

nieprawda

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 "prawda"?
"prawda" is spelled P-R-A-W-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpravda].
What does "prawda" mean?
As a noun, "prawda" means: Wahrheit
How do you pronounce "prawda"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prawda" is [ˈpravda]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prawda" come from?
"prawda" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “prawda”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-R-A-W-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈpravda] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list