Projektil

[ˌpʁojɛkˈtiːl]

/[ˌpʁojɛkˈtiːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Projektil” is uncommon German (frequency #57,323 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,323
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von einer Schusswaffe abgeschossenes Geschoss

Corpus desk

Index DE-projektil · Projektil · German

Projektil · rank #57,323 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,323
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH prognostizier…

Nearest frequency peer: prognostizierten (-3 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Projektil“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Projektil“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Projektil
PropertyValue
HeadwordProjektil
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌpʁojɛkˈtiːl]
Letters9
Frequency rank#57,323
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Projektil“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Projektilfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „prognostizierten“ (#57,320), „protected“ (#57,326), „prognostizierte“ (#57,319). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Projektil“ bei #57,323. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Projektil is uncommon German at frequency #57,323 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌpʁojɛkˈtiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Projektil in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Projektil, spelled P-R-O-J-E-K-T-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    von einer Schusswaffe abgeschossenes Geschoss
  2. 2
    größerer Flugkörper; Rakete

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Projektil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Projektil durchschlug den Körper.
  2. Hier haben wir Projektile aus Messing mit Bleikern.

Synonyms

GeschossRakete

This word in other languages

projectile(English)proyectil(Español)projectile(Français)projétil(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Projektil"?
"Projektil" is spelled P-R-O-J-E-K-T-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌpʁojɛkˈtiːl].
What does "Projektil" mean?
As a noun, "Projektil" means: von einer Schusswaffe abgeschossenes Geschoss
How do you pronounce "Projektil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Projektil" is [ˌpʁojɛkˈtiːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Projektil" come from?
"Projektil" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Projektil", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

protected#57,326Pornofilm#57,312Polonaise#57,309Playlists#57,304

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list