Proband
[pʁoˈbant]
The verdict
“Proband” is uncommon German (frequency #93,428 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,428
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemand, der einer wissenschaftlichen Prüfung oder einer Untersuchung unterzogen wird, der an einem wissenschaftlichen Versuch teilnimmt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Proband |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁoˈbant] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #93,428 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Proband” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Proband is uncommon German at frequency #93,428 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁoˈbant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der einer wissenschaftlichen Prüfung oder einer Untersuchung unterzogen wird, der an einem wissenschaftlichen Versuch teilnimmt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Proband in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Proband, spelled P-R-O-B-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1jemand, der einer wissenschaftlichen Prüfung oder einer Untersuchung unterzogen wird, der an einem wissenschaftlichen Versuch teilnimmt
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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.
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Using “Proband”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-R-O-B-A-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pʁoˈbant] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.