procrastination
[pʁɔkʁastinasjɔ̃]
The verdict
“procrastination” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - krankhafte, zwanghafte Neigung zu erledigende, als unangenehm empfundene Dinge aufzuschieben; Aufschiebeverhalten, Prokrastination
Corpus desk
Index DE-procrastination · procrastination · German
procrastination · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | procrastination |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁɔkʁastinasjɔ̃] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „procrastination“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
procrastination is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁɔkʁastinasjɔ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for procrastination in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is procrastination, spelled P-R-O-C-R-A-S-T-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1krankhafte, zwanghafte Neigung zu erledigende, als unangenehm empfundene Dinge aufzuschieben; Aufschiebeverhalten, Prokrastination
- 2Aufschiebung, Aufschub, Rückstellung, Verschiebung, Vertagung, Verzögerung, Zurückstellung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how procrastination appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
« Les difficultés que ma santé, mon indécision, ma ‹ procrastination ›, comme disait Saint-Loup, mettaient à réaliser n’importe quoi, m’avaient fait remettre de jour en jour, de mois en mois, d’année en année, l’éclaircissement de certains soupçons comme l’accomplissement de certains désirs. »
« L’éthique du travail protestante, qui a garanti le succès du capitalisme, laisse peu de place à la procrastination. »
Synonyms
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.