preschen
[ˈpʁɛʃn̩]
The verdict
“preschen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich eilig fortbewegen, sich sehr schnell irgendwohin bewegen (laufen, fahren, reiten oder Ähnliches)
Corpus desk
Index DE-preschen · preschen · German
preschen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | preschen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈpʁɛʃn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „preschen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
preschen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈpʁɛʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich eilig fortbewegen, sich sehr schnell irgendwohin bewegen (laufen, fahren, reiten oder Ähnliches)".
No misspelling variants are generated for preschen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is preschen, spelled P-R-E-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich eilig fortbewegen, sich sehr schnell irgendwohin bewegen (laufen, fahren, reiten oder Ähnliches)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how preschen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Vor einigen Monaten hatte ein 29-Jähriger für Schlagzeilen gesorgt, als er mit 200 Sachen über eine französische Autobahn preschte.“
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.