prolongieren
[pʁolɔŋˈɡiːʁən]
The verdict
“prolongieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas hinausschieben oder aufschieben
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prolongieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pʁolɔŋˈɡiːʁən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prolongieren” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
prolongieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [pʁolɔŋˈɡiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for prolongieren, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is prolongieren, spelled P-R-O-L-O-N-G-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas hinausschieben oder aufschieben
- 2eine Schuld stunden
- 3etwas über den dafür vorgesehenen Zeitraum verlängern
- 4eine Frist verlängern
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.
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Using “prolongieren”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-R-O-L-O-N-G-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pʁolɔŋˈɡiːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.