předpoklad

[ˈpr̝̊ɛtpɔklat]

/[ˈpr̝̊ɛtpɔklat]/ noun

The verdict

“předpoklad” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — notwendige oder geeignete Bedingung, damit etwas existieren kann; Voraussetzung

Key facts for předpoklad
PropertyValue
Headwordpředpoklad
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpr̝̊ɛtpɔklat]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “předpoklad” sits in German frequency

předpoklad falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for předpoklad is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpr̝̊ɛtpɔklat]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for předpoklad in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is předpoklad, spelled P-Ř-E-D-P-O-K-L-A-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    notwendige oder geeignete Bedingung, damit etwas existieren kann; Voraussetzung
  2. 2
    Meinung von jemandem, der glaubt, etwas sei der Fall; Voraussetzung, Annahme

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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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "předpoklad"?
"předpoklad" is spelled P-Ř-E-D-P-O-K-L-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpr̝̊ɛtpɔklat].
What does "předpoklad" mean?
As a noun, "předpoklad" means: notwendige oder geeignete Bedingung, damit etwas existieren kann; Voraussetzung
How do you pronounce "předpoklad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "předpoklad" is [ˈpr̝̊ɛtpɔklat]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "předpoklad" come from?
"předpoklad" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “předpoklad”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is P-Ř-E-D-P-O-K-L-A-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈpr̝̊ɛtpɔklat] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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

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