promote

[pʁoˈmɔʊ̯tə]

/[pʁoˈmɔʊ̯tə]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs promoten

Corpus desk

Index DE-promote · promote · German

promote · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 promote
PropertyValue
Headwordpromote
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pʁoˈmɔʊ̯tə]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „promote“ im Deutschen

promoteschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

promote is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [pʁoˈmɔʊ̯tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for promote in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is promote, spelled P-R-O-M-O-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs promoten
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs promoten
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs promoten
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs promoten

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 "promote"?
"promote" is spelled P-R-O-M-O-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoˈmɔʊ̯tə].
What does "promote" mean?
As a verb, "promote" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs promoten
How do you pronounce "promote"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "promote" is [pʁoˈmɔʊ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "promote" come from?
"promote" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list