Priorin

[pʁiˈoːʁɪn]

/[pʁiˈoːʁɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Priorin” is uncommon German (frequency #98,933 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,933
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorsteherin eines Klosters für Frauen, als Generalpriorin auch eines Ordens

Corpus desk

Index DE-priorin · Priorin · German

Priorin · rank #98,933 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,933
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Priesterschaft

Nearest frequency peer: Priesterschaft (-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 „Priorin“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Priorin
PropertyValue
HeadwordPriorin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁiˈoːʁɪn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#98,933
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Priorin“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Priorinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Priesterschaft“ (#98,932), „Privathäusern“ (#98,934), „Privatsekretär“ (#98,935). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Priorin“ bei #98,933. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Priorin is uncommon German at frequency #98,933 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁiˈoːʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorsteherin eines Klosters für Frauen, als Generalpriorin auch eines Ordens".

No misspelling variants are generated for Priorin in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Priorin, spelled P-R-I-O-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorsteherin eines Klosters für Frauen, als Generalpriorin auch eines Ordens

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Heute am 5. Oktober 2017 wurde Schwester M. Jacinta Rohner im Beisein von Abt Christian Meyer, Engelberg, als Mutter Priorin wiedergewählt.“
  2. „Die Priorin hat Weisung, mich von niemandem besuchen zu lassen und mir keinerlei brieflichen Verkehr, mit wem auch immer, zu erlauben; aber ich bin bereits sicher, daß ich Dir trotz ihres Verbotes schreiben kann.“

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 "Priorin"?
"Priorin" is spelled P-R-I-O-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁiˈoːʁɪn].
What does "Priorin" mean?
As a noun, "Priorin" means: Vorsteherin eines Klosters für Frauen, als Generalpriorin auch eines Ordens
How do you pronounce "Priorin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Priorin" is [pʁiˈoːʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Priorin" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Profess#98,937Porphyr#98,925Quasten#98,951outlaws#98,889

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list