Primzahl

[ˈpʁiːmˌt͡saːl]

/[ˈpʁiːmˌt͡saːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Primzahl” is uncommon German (frequency #72,830 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,830
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine natürliche Zahl, die genau zwei natürliche Divisoren hat, 1 und die Zahl selbst

Corpus desk

Index DE-primzahl · Primzahl · German

Primzahl · rank #72,830 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,830
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pressekodex

Nearest frequency peer: Pressekodex (-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 „Primzahl“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Primzahl
PropertyValue
HeadwordPrimzahl
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpʁiːmˌt͡saːl]
Letters8
Frequency rank#72,830
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Primzahl“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Primzahlfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Pressekodex“ (#72,829), „Privatpatienten“ (#72,831), „precision“ (#72,827). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Primzahl“ bei #72,830. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Primzahl is uncommon German at frequency #72,830 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʁiːmˌt͡saːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine natürliche Zahl, die genau zwei natürliche Divisoren hat, 1 und die Zahl selbst".

Primzahl has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Primzahl, spelled P-R-I-M-Z-A-H-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine natürliche Zahl, die genau zwei natürliche Divisoren hat, 1 und die Zahl selbst

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zwei ist die einzige gerade Primzahl.
  2. 23 hat genau zwei positive Teiler, nämlich 1 und 23, und ist damit eine Primzahl.

Antonyms

Nichtprimzahlzusammengesetzte Zahl

This word in other languages

prime number(English)número primo(Español)nombre premier(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 "Primzahl"?
"Primzahl" is spelled P-R-I-M-Z-A-H-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʁiːmˌt͡saːl].
What does "Primzahl" mean?
As a noun, "Primzahl" means: eine natürliche Zahl, die genau zwei natürliche Divisoren hat, 1 und die Zahl selbst
How do you pronounce "Primzahl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Primzahl" is [ˈpʁiːmˌt͡saːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

pulsiert#72,840Polstern#72,819Racheakt#72,850Picassos#72,807

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list