probat
[pʁoˈbaːt]
The verdict
“probat” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für den betreffenden Zweck geeignet
Corpus desk
Index DE-probat · probat · German
probat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | probat |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [pʁoˈbaːt] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „probat“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
probat is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pʁoˈbaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "für den betreffenden Zweck geeignet".
No misspelling variants are generated for probat in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is probat, spelled P-R-O-B-A-T.
Definition
- 1für den betreffenden Zweck geeignet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how probat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Da fällt mir ein probates Mittel ein!
„Die Züchtigung, insbesondere die Ohrfeige, war noch bis in die 1950er Jahre hinein ein legales und probates Mittel an bayerischen Schulen.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.