Preisexplosion
[ˈpʁaɪ̯sʔɛksploˌzi̯oːn]
The verdict
“Preisexplosion” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plötzlicher, sehr starker Anstieg der Preise
Corpus desk
Index DE-preisexplosion · Preisexplosion · German
Preisexplosion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | Preisexplosion |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpʁaɪ̯sʔɛksploˌzi̯oːn] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Preisexplosion“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Preisexplosion is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʁaɪ̯sʔɛksploˌzi̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plötzlicher, sehr starker Anstieg der Preise".
Preisexplosion has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Preisexplosion, spelled P-R-E-I-S-E-X-P-L-O-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1plötzlicher, sehr starker Anstieg der Preise
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Preisexplosion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der ›Fürkauf‹ von Getreide, das spekulative Aufkaufen und Horten, konnte nach schlechten Ernten eine schwierige Versorgungslage durch eine Preisexplosion zur Hungersnot verschärfen wie 1538/39 in Wittenberg.“
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.