proper
[ˈpʁɔpɐ]
The verdict
“proper” is uncommon German (frequency #56,441 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,441
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in gutem, gepflegten Zustand befindlich, dem Betrachter gefallend
Corpus desk
Index DE-proper · proper · German
proper · rank #56,441 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,441
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH programmierte
Nearest frequency peer: programmierte (-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 „proper“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- probt
probt
43,563 corpus weight
- produziere
produziere
43,562 corpus weight
- programmier…
programmierte
43,561 corpus weight
- proper
proper
43,560 corpus weight
- provozierte
provozierte
43,559 corpus weight
- prächtiges
prächtiges
43,558 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „proper“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | proper |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈpʁɔpɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #56,441 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „proper“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
proper is uncommon German at frequency #56,441 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpʁɔpɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in gutem, gepflegten Zustand befindlich, dem Betrachter gefallend".
proper has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is proper, spelled P-R-O-P-E-R.
Definition
- 1in gutem, gepflegten Zustand befindlich, dem Betrachter gefallend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how proper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das ist aber ein properes Kind.
„George hätte nie ein so properes Restaurant mit einer erlesenen christlichen Kundschaft auf die Beine stellen können.“
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).