Prolet

[pʁoˈleːt]

/[pʁoˈleːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Prolet” is uncommon German (frequency #89,434 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,434
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Proletarier, Angehöriger der Arbeiterklasse

Corpus desk

Index DE-prolet · Prolet · German

Prolet · rank #89,434 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,434
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH prokurator

Nearest frequency peer: prokurator (-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 „Prolet“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Prolet
PropertyValue
HeadwordProlet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁoˈleːt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#89,434
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Prolet“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Proletfällt 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: „prokurator“ (#89,433), „profunde“ (#89,432), „Proposition“ (#89,436). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Prolet“ bei #89,434. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Prolet is uncommon German at frequency #89,434 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁoˈleːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Prolet doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Prolet, spelled P-R-O-L-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Proletarier, Angehöriger der Arbeiterklasse
  2. 2
    ungehobelter, ungebildeter Mensch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Noch hast du die Macht, Prolet, nicht in deinem eig'nen Haus - (Kampflied „Vorwärts, Bolschewik“)
  2. Na, so ein Prolet!

Synonyms

ProletarierProllProloStoffel

This word in other languages

pleb(English)plebeyo(Español)prolo(Français)

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 "Prolet"?
"Prolet" is spelled P-R-O-L-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoˈleːt].
What does "Prolet" mean?
As a noun, "Prolet" means: Proletarier, Angehöriger der Arbeiterklasse
How do you pronounce "Prolet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Prolet" is [pʁoˈleːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Prolet" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

racism#89,452Rasens#89,460realem#89,467passer#89,398

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list