pronto

[ˈpronto]

/[ˈpronto]/ adj

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The verdict

“pronto” is uncommon German (frequency #83,179 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,179
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fertig

Corpus desk

Index DE-pronto · pronto · German

pronto · rank #83,179 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,179
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH prompte

Nearest frequency peer: prompte (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „pronto“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „pronto“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pronto
PropertyValue
Headwordpronto
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈpronto]
Letters6
Frequency rank#83,179
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „pronto“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.prontofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „prompte“ (#83,178), „Protestwähler“ (#83,180), „profitablen“ (#83,177). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „pronto“ bei #83,179. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pronto is uncommon German at frequency #83,179 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpronto]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

pronto doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is pronto, spelled P-R-O-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    fertig
  2. 2
    bereit
  3. 3
    bald, prompt
  4. 4
    Begrüßung am Telefon: pronto! (hallo!)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pronto"?
"pronto" is spelled P-R-O-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpronto].
What does "pronto" mean?
As an adjective, "pronto" means: fertig
How do you pronounce "pronto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pronto" is [ˈpronto]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pronto" come from?
"pronto" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pronto", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

prunus#83,182premio#83,172plaque#83,162planta#83,160

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list