Pritsche
German, noun/ˈpʁɪt͡ʃə/
Pritsche is spelled P-R-I-T-S-C-H-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 54,418th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pritsche is a German feminine noun meaning “plank bed, cot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einfache Liegestatt”.
What does Pritsche mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineplank bed, cot
- 2
feminineloading platform of a pickup truck
- 3
femininea baton similar to a cricket bat used by harlequins
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. einfache Liegestatt 2. offene Ladefläche eines Fahrzeugs 3. Schlaggerät, das von Narren im Karneval beziehungsweise vom Kasper/Kasperl (Hanswurst) im Puppenspiel/Kaspertheater benutzt wird; scherzhafte Imitation des Zepter des Kölner Karnevalsprinzen 4. (junge) Frau, mit zweifelhaftem Ruf, Dirne
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Pritsche
- Pritschen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pritsche?
- /ˈpʁɪt͡ʃə/
- [ˈpʁɪt͡ʃə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Pritsche in German?
Pritsche appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).