prone
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The verdict
“prone” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - auf dem Bauch ausgestreckt liegend, mit dem Gesicht nach unten: bäuchlings
Corpus desk
Index DE-prone · prone · German
prone · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prone |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „prone“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
prone is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for prone in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is prone, spelled P-R-O-N-E.
Definition
- 1auf dem Bauch ausgestreckt liegend, mit dem Gesicht nach unten: bäuchlings
- 2auf dem Bauch ausgestreckt liegend, mit dem Gesicht nach unten: bäuchlings
- 3eine Veranlagung oder Neigung zu etwas haben, meist im Sinn einer Schwäche oder etwas Unerwünschtem: anfällig (für)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how prone appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
John was lying prone on the floor.
She's prone to headaches.
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.