Prolaps
[pʁoˈlaps]
The verdict
“Prolaps” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hervortreten eines Organs oder Gewebes durch eine natürliche oder krankhafte Öffnung
Corpus desk
Index DE-prolaps · Prolaps · German
Prolaps · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Prolaps |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁoˈlaps] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Prolaps“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Prolaps is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁoˈlaps]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hervortreten eines Organs oder Gewebes durch eine natürliche oder krankhafte Öffnung".
Prolaps has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Prolaps, spelled P-R-O-L-A-P-S.
Definition
- 1Hervortreten eines Organs oder Gewebes durch eine natürliche oder krankhafte Öffnung
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Prolaps appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Prolaps der Bandscheibe bereitet mir große Schmerzen.
Synonyms
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.