Prophetin

[pʁoˈfeːtɪn]

/[pʁoˈfeːtɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - weibliche Person, die sich durch einen Gott zur Verkündigung von Botschaften einer Religion berufen sieht

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Index DE-prophetin · Prophetin · German

Prophetin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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 Prophetin
PropertyValue
HeadwordProphetin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁoˈfeːtɪn]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Prophetin” sits in German frequency

Prophetin falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Prophetin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁoˈfeːtɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die sich durch einen Gott zur Verkündigung von Botschaften einer Religion berufen sieht".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Prophetin, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Prophetin, spelled P-R-O-P-H-E-T-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die sich durch einen Gott zur Verkündigung von Botschaften einer Religion berufen sieht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Prophetin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Leute sagten, sie phantasiere, sie sei eine Prophetin, sie verfüge über geheime Kräfte, sie sei eine Hexe.“

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Prophetin"?
"Prophetin" is spelled P-R-O-P-H-E-T-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoˈfeːtɪn].
What does "Prophetin" mean?
As a noun, "Prophetin" means: weibliche Person, die sich durch einen Gott zur Verkündigung von Botschaften einer Religion berufen sieht
How do you pronounce "Prophetin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Prophetin" is [pʁoˈfeːtɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Prophetin" come from?
"Prophetin" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list