předstírat

[ˈpr̝̊ɛt͡sciːrat]

/[ˈpr̝̊ɛt͡sciːrat]/ verb

The verdict

“předstírat” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - 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) — so tun, wie wenn etwas Wirklichkeit wäre; vormachen, vortäuschen, vorspielen, vorgeben, simulieren

Key facts for předstírat
PropertyValue
Headwordpředstírat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpr̝̊ɛt͡sciːrat]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “předstírat” sits in German frequency

předstírat 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 předstírat is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpr̝̊ɛt͡sciːrat]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "so tun, wie wenn etwas Wirklichkeit wäre; vormachen, vortäuschen, vorspielen, vorgeben, simulieren".

No misspelling variants are generated for předstírat 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 předstírat, spelled P-Ř-E-D-S-T-Í-R-A-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    so tun, wie wenn etwas Wirklichkeit wäre; vormachen, vortäuschen, vorspielen, vorgeben, simulieren

Synonyms

fingovatsimulovat

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "předstírat"?
"předstírat" is spelled P-Ř-E-D-S-T-Í-R-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpr̝̊ɛt͡sciːrat].
What does "předstírat" mean?
As a verb, "předstírat" means: so tun, wie wenn etwas Wirklichkeit wäre; vormachen, vortäuschen, vorspielen, vorgeben, simulieren
How do you pronounce "předstírat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "předstírat" is [ˈpr̝̊ɛt͡sciːrat]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "předstírat" come from?
"předstírat" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “předstírat”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is P-Ř-E-D-S-T-Í-R-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈpr̝̊ɛt͡sciːrat] (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

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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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list