Projektile

[ˌpʁojɛkˈtiːlə]

/[ˌpʁojɛkˈtiːlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Projektile” is uncommon German (frequency #93,430 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,430
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Projektil

Corpus desk

Index DE-projektile · Projektile · German

Projektile · rank #93,430 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,430
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH produzierter

Nearest frequency peer: produzierter (-1 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 „Projektile“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Projektile
PropertyValue
HeadwordProjektile
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌpʁojɛkˈtiːlə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#93,430
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Projektile“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Projektilefällt 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: „produzierter“ (#93,429), „Propagandist“ (#93,431), „Proband“ (#93,428). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Projektile“ bei #93,430. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Projektile is uncommon German at frequency #93,430 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌpʁojɛkˈtiːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Projektile doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Projektile, spelled P-R-O-J-E-K-T-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Projektil
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Projektil
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Projektil

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 "Projektile"?
"Projektile" is spelled P-R-O-J-E-K-T-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌpʁojɛkˈtiːlə].
What does "Projektile" mean?
As a noun, "Projektile" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Projektil
How do you pronounce "Projektile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Projektile" is [ˌpʁojɛkˈtiːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Projektile" come from?
"Projektile" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Prospekten#93,432Postdienst#93,422Puzzleteil#93,440Quotienten#93,448

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list