prokrastinieren
[pʁokʁastiˈniːʁən]
The verdict
“prokrastinieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - zu erledigende Dinge aufschieben, verschieben, vertagen
Corpus desk
Index DE-prokrastinieren · prokrastinieren · German
prokrastinieren · 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 | prokrastinieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pʁokʁastiˈniːʁən] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „prokrastinieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
prokrastinieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [pʁokʁastiˈniːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zu erledigende Dinge aufschieben, verschieben, vertagen".
No misspelling variants are generated for prokrastinieren in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is prokrastinieren, spelled P-R-O-K-R-A-S-T-I-N-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1zu erledigende Dinge aufschieben, verschieben, vertagen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how prokrastinieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Prokrastinieren könne zu erheblichen Problemen führen, meint auch Hans-Werner Rückert, der die psychologische Studienberatung der Freien Universität Berlin leitet.“
„Wer prokrastiniert, schafft manchmal mehr: Indem er statt der einen, unangenehmen Tätigkeit drei nicht ganz so schlimme Dinge erledigt. Das schlechte Gewissen ist damit allerdings noch nicht unbedingt weg.“
This word in other languages
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.