preußisch
[ˈpʁɔɪ̯sɪʃ]
The verdict
“preußisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu Preußen gehörig
Corpus desk
Index DE-preu-isch · preußisch · German
preußisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | preußisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈpʁɔɪ̯sɪʃ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „preußisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
preußisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpʁɔɪ̯sɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for preußisch in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is preußisch, spelled P-R-E-U-S-S-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1zu Preußen gehörig
- 2den ‚preußischen Tugenden‘ entsprechend: sehr ordentlich, pflichtbewusst, zuverlässig, sparsam, fleißig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how preußisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er [Friedrich Wilhelm] legte damit den Grundstein für das preußische Beamtentum, das seit dem 18. Jahrhundert den Ruf besonderer Effizienz und Staatstreue genoss.“
1862 wurde Otto von Bismarck preußischer Ministerpräsident.
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.