prophezeien

[pʁofeˈt͡saɪ̯ən]

/[pʁofeˈt͡saɪ̯ən]/ verb

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The verdict

“prophezeien” is uncommon German (frequency #71,737 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,737
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas Zukünftiges vorhersagen; etwas möglicherweise Eintretendes voraussagen

Corpus desk

Index DE-prophezeien · prophezeien · German

prophezeien · rank #71,737 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,737
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH prominenteste

Nearest frequency peer: prominenteste (-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 „prophezeien“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for prophezeien
PropertyValue
Headwordprophezeien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pʁofeˈt͡saɪ̯ən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#71,737
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „prophezeien“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „prominenteste“ (#71,736), „programmier“ (#71,735), „provozierend“ (#71,739). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „prophezeien“ bei #71,737. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prophezeien is uncommon German at frequency #71,737 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pʁofeˈt͡saɪ̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas Zukünftiges vorhersagen; etwas möglicherweise Eintretendes voraussagen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for prophezeien in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is prophezeien, spelled P-R-O-P-H-E-Z-E-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas Zukünftiges vorhersagen; etwas möglicherweise Eintretendes voraussagen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Manche Menschen prophezeien bei jeder kleinen Schwierigkeit gleich den Untergang der Welt.
  2. Ich habe Dir doch prophezeit, dass dies passieren würde!

Synonyms

erwartenprognostizierenunkenvoraussehenvoraussagenvorausahnenwarnen

Antonyms

dokumentierenzurückblicken

This word in other languages

prophesy(English)profetizar(Español)prophétiser(Français)profetizar(Português)

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 "prophezeien"?
"prophezeien" is spelled P-R-O-P-H-E-Z-E-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁofeˈt͡saɪ̯ən].
What does "prophezeien" mean?
As a verb, "prophezeien" means: etwas Zukünftiges vorhersagen; etwas möglicherweise Eintretendes voraussagen
How do you pronounce "prophezeien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prophezeien" is [pʁofeˈt͡saɪ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prophezeien" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

programmier#71,735Postkutsche#71,724Rechtskurve#71,764peruanische#71,706

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list