Prellung

[ˈpʁɛlʊŋ]

/[ˈpʁɛlʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Prellung” is uncommon German (frequency #73,900 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,900
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine durch stumpfe Gewalteinwirkung herbeigeführte Verletzung von Gewebe oder Organen

Corpus desk

Index DE-prellung · Prellung · German

Prellung · rank #73,900 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,900
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Preisausschre…

Nearest frequency peer: Preisausschreiben (-2 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 „Prellung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Prellung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Prellung
PropertyValue
HeadwordPrellung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpʁɛlʊŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,900
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Prellung“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Prellungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Preisausschreiben“ (#73,898), „pricing“ (#73,902), „posttraumatischen“ (#73,897). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Prellung“ bei #73,900. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Prellung is uncommon German at frequency #73,900 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʁɛlʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine durch stumpfe Gewalteinwirkung herbeigeführte Verletzung von Gewebe oder Organen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Prellung, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Prellung, spelled P-R-E-L-L-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine durch stumpfe Gewalteinwirkung herbeigeführte Verletzung von Gewebe oder Organen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Prellung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich bin vom Fahrrad gestürzt und habe mir eine leichte Prellung zugezogen.
  2. „Ich blieb drei Wochen bei ihnen und war aufgrund der Prellungen, die ich erlitten hatte, zum Nichtstun verdammt.“

Synonyms

Kontusion

This word in other languages

bruise(English)contusión(Español)contusion(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Prellung"?
"Prellung" is spelled P-R-E-L-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʁɛlʊŋ].
What does "Prellung" mean?
As a noun, "Prellung" means: eine durch stumpfe Gewalteinwirkung herbeigeführte Verletzung von Gewebe oder Organen
How do you pronounce "Prellung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Prellung" is [ˈpʁɛlʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Prellung" come from?
"Prellung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Prellung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

probates#73,905Pumpwerk#73,912Pekinger#73,877peitscht#73,876

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list