prometheisch
[pʁomeˈteːɪʃ]
The verdict
“prometheisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an Kraft und Größe alles überragend
Corpus desk
Index DE-prometheisch · prometheisch · German
prometheisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prometheisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [pʁomeˈteːɪʃ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „prometheisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
prometheisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pʁomeˈteːɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "an Kraft und Größe alles überragend".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for prometheisch, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 prometheisch, spelled P-R-O-M-E-T-H-E-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1an Kraft und Größe alles überragend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how prometheisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Allmachtsfantasien dieser Art, die den Menschen zum alleinigen Meister seines Schicksals machen wollen, nannte man früher prometheisch, nach dem Held der griechischen Sage, der den Göttern das Feuer stahl, um den Menschen ein Mittel zu Leben und Tod zu geben.
Wer aber jetzt den prometheischen Umbruch fordert, muss wissen, dass er am allergrößten aller denkbaren Räder dreht.
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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.