probat
German, adjective/pʁoˈbaːt/
probat is spelled P-R-O-B-A-T (6 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written German, the 238,212th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Probat is a German adjective meaning “appropriate; suitable; proven” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “für den betreffenden Zweck geeignet”.
What does probat mean in English?
adjective
- 1
appropriate; suitable; proven
Da fällt mir ein probates Mittel ein!
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. für den betreffenden Zweck geeignet
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 probat
- probater masculine nominative singular
- am probatesten superlative
- probate feminine nominative singular
- probates neuter nominative singular
- probaten genitive masculine singular
- probatem dative masculine singular
- der probate definite includes-article masculine
- die probate definite feminine includes-article
- das probate definite includes-article neuter
- die probaten definite includes-article nominative
- des probaten definite genitive includes-article
- der probaten definite feminine genitive
- dem probaten dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce probat?
- /pʁoˈbaːt/
- [pʁoˈbaːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is probat in German?
probat appears about once in every 18 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).