Prolo

[ˈpʁoːlo]

/[ˈpʁoːlo]/ noun

The verdict

“Prolo” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ordinärer Mensch ohne Bildung und ohne Manieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-prolo · Prolo · German

Prolo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 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.

Key facts for Prolo
PropertyValue
HeadwordProlo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpʁoːlo]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Prolo“ im Deutschen

Prololiegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Prolo is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʁoːlo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ordinärer Mensch ohne Bildung und ohne Manieren".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Prolo in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Prolo, spelled P-R-O-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ordinärer Mensch ohne Bildung und ohne Manieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Bisweilen überkommt mich das Gefühl, dass der Prolo die Weltherrschaft übernommen hat.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Prolo"?
"Prolo" is spelled P-R-O-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʁoːlo].
What does "Prolo" mean?
As a noun, "Prolo" means: ordinärer Mensch ohne Bildung und ohne Manieren
How do you pronounce "Prolo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Prolo" is [ˈpʁoːlo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Prolo" come from?
"Prolo" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list