Prekariat
[pʁekaˈʁi̯aːt]
The verdict
“Prekariat” is uncommon German (frequency #93,425 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,425
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesellschaftsschicht der Menschen mit prekären Lebensbedingungen, die also in ungesicherten Arbeitsverhältnissen leben und wenig Hoffnung in die Zukunft haben
Corpus desk
Index DE-prekariat · Prekariat · German
Prekariat · rank #93,425 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,425
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH prange
Nearest frequency peer: prange (-1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Prekariat“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- porträtiert…
porträtierten
6,580 corpus weight
- Postdienst
Postdienst
6,579 corpus weight
- Postsendung…
Postsendungen
6,578 corpus weight
- prange
prange
6,577 corpus weight
- Prekariat
Prekariat
6,576 corpus weight
- Proband
Proband
6,573 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Prekariat“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Prekariat |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁekaˈʁi̯aːt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #93,425 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Prekariat“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Prekariat is uncommon German at frequency #93,425 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁekaˈʁi̯aːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesellschaftsschicht der Menschen mit prekären Lebensbedingungen, die also in ungesicherten Arbeitsverhältnissen leben und wenig Hoffnung in die Zukunft haben".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Prekariat, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Prekariat, spelled P-R-E-K-A-R-I-A-T.
Definition
- 1Gesellschaftsschicht der Menschen mit prekären Lebensbedingungen, die also in ungesicherten Arbeitsverhältnissen leben und wenig Hoffnung in die Zukunft haben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Prekariat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Immer mehr Menschen gehören zum Prekariat.
„Der sprichwörtliche Klempner kann in Deutschland reich werden, und jemand mit Abitur kann im »Prekariat« landen.“
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).