prolog

/[pʁɔlɔɡ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,269

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

prolog is aGermannoun. It means: PROLOG, Prolog Pronounced [pʁɔlɔɡ]. Often confused with Promo and proof.

Key facts for prolog
PropertyValue
Headwordprolog
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁɔlɔɡ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#25,269
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for prolog is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pʁɔlɔɡ]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,269 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "PROLOG, Prolog".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for prolog, with forms such as "porlog", "pprolog", and "prloog". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Promo", "proof", "Proton", and more, 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 prolog, spelled P-R-O-L-O-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    PROLOG, Prolog

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: porlog,pprolog,prloog,prolgo,prollog,prologg,proolg,prrolog,rpolog

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for prolog

Misspelling Variants of "prolog"

porlog6pprolog7prloog6prolgo6prollog7prologg7proolg6prrolog7
Misspelling Variants of "prolog"

Frequency rank: #25,269 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prolog"?
"prolog" is spelled P-R-O-L-O-G. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁɔlɔɡ].
What does "prolog" mean?
As a noun, "prolog" means: PROLOG, Prolog
What words are commonly confused with "prolog"?
"prolog" is commonly confused with "Promo", "proof", "Proton". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prolog"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prolog" is [pʁɔlɔɡ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prolog" come from?
"prolog" 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.