Prellbock
[ˈpʁɛlbɔk]
The verdict
“Prellbock” 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
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vorrichtung am Ende eines Bahngleises, die mit starken Puffern versehen ist und verhindern soll, dass ein Gleisfahrzeug das Ende des Gleises überfährt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Prellbock |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpʁɛlbɔk] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Prellbock” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Prellbock is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpʁɛlbɔk]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Prellbock, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Prellbock, spelled P-R-E-L-L-B-O-C-K.
Definition
- 1Vorrichtung am Ende eines Bahngleises, die mit starken Puffern versehen ist und verhindern soll, dass ein Gleisfahrzeug das Ende des Gleises überfährt
- 2jemand, der bei Konflikten (anderer) die Verärgerung abfedern muss oder der die Konsequenzen fremden Handelns zu tragen hat
- 3mit dem Ball zu überspielendes Hindernis in der Mitte des Spielfeldes, das zum Beispiel von einem Schwebebalken oder einem gespannten Gummiband gebildet wird
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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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Using “Prellbock”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-R-E-L-L-B-O-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpʁɛlbɔk] (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
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.