Präzession
[pʁɛt͡sɛˈsi̯oːn]
The verdict
“Präzession” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kegelartiger Umlauf der Erdachse in etwa 25 800 Jahren, der eine rücklaufende Verschiebung des Frühlingspunktes zwischen Himmelsäquator und Ekliptik bewirkt
Corpus desk
Index DE-prazession · Präzession · German
Präzession · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Präzession |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁɛt͡sɛˈsi̯oːn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Präzession“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Präzession is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁɛt͡sɛˈsi̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Präzession in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Präzession, spelled P-R-Ä-Z-E-S-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1kegelartiger Umlauf der Erdachse in etwa 25 800 Jahren, der eine rücklaufende Verschiebung des Frühlingspunktes zwischen Himmelsäquator und Ekliptik bewirkt
- 2ausweichende Bewegung eines Kreisels um eine senkrechte Achse auf dem Mantel eines Kegels bei Einwirkung einer äußeren Kraft
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Präzession appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Präzession ergibt sich aus dem Rotationsverhalten der Erde.
Durch die Präzession verschiebt sich die Lage der Erdachse im Raum, ohne dass sich der Neigungswinkel relativ zur Senkrechten auf der Erdbahn ändert.
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.