Proletariat

/[pʁoletaˈʁi̯aːt]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,144

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Proletariat is aGermannoun. It means: gesellschaftliche Schicht der Land- und Besitzlosen, die aber keine Sklaven waren Pronounced [pʁoletaˈʁi̯aːt]. Often confused with Proletarier and Proletariats.

Key facts for Proletariat
PropertyValue
HeadwordProletariat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁoletaˈʁi̯aːt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#37,144
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Proletariat in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Proletariat is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pʁoletaˈʁi̯aːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,144 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for Proletariat, with forms such as "porletariat", "pproletariat", and "prloetariat". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Proletarier", "Proletariats", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Proletariat, spelled P-R-O-L-E-T-A-R-I-A-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    gesellschaftliche Schicht der Land- und Besitzlosen, die aber keine Sklaven waren
  2. 2
    gesellschaftliche Schicht ehemaliger Bauern oder Handwerker, die in die Städte zogen, um dort in der Industrie zu arbeiten
  3. 3
    die Klasse der Lohnarbeiter

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: porletariat,pproletariat,prloetariat,proeltariat,proleatriat,proletairat,proletarait,proletariatt,proletarita,proletarriat,proletraiat,prolettariat,prolletariat,prolteariat,prroletariat,rpoletariat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Proletariat

Misspelling Variants of "Proletariat"

porletariat11pproletariat12prloetariat11proeltariat11proleatriat11proletairat11proletarait11proletariatt12
Misspelling Variants of "Proletariat"

Frequency rank: #37,144 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Proletariat"?
"Proletariat" is spelled P-R-O-L-E-T-A-R-I-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoletaˈʁi̯aːt].
What does "Proletariat" mean?
As a noun, "Proletariat" means: gesellschaftliche Schicht der Land- und Besitzlosen, die aber keine Sklaven waren
What words are commonly confused with "Proletariat"?
"Proletariat" is commonly confused with "Proletarier", "Proletariats". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Proletariat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Proletariat" is [pʁoletaˈʁi̯aːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Proletariat" come from?
"Proletariat" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.