prophylaktisch

[pʁofyˈlaktɪʃ]

/[pʁofyˈlaktɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“prophylaktisch” is uncommon German (frequency #62,755 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,755
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-prophylaktisch · prophylaktisch · German

prophylaktisch · rank #62,755 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,755
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH präparierte

Nearest frequency peer: präparierte (+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 „prophylaktisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for prophylaktisch
PropertyValue
Headwordprophylaktisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pʁofyˈlaktɪʃ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#62,755
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „prophylaktisch“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).prophylaktischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „präparierte“ (#62,756), „profanen“ (#62,753), „präventiven“ (#62,757). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „prophylaktisch“ bei #62,755. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prophylaktisch is uncommon German at frequency #62,755 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pʁofyˈlaktɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vorbeugend".

prophylaktisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is prophylaktisch, spelled P-R-O-P-H-Y-L-A-K-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    vorbeugend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Zur Vermeidung einer durch Würmer bedingten Erkrankung werden zur Zeit komplette Bestände regelmäßig prophylaktisch mit Medikamenten gegen diese Parasiten behandelt.

Synonyms

präventivvorbeugend

This word in other languages

preventive(English)profiláctico(Español)prophylactique(Français)profilático(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 "prophylaktisch"?
"prophylaktisch" is spelled P-R-O-P-H-Y-L-A-K-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁofyˈlaktɪʃ].
What does "prophylaktisch" mean?
As an adjective, "prophylaktisch" means: vorbeugend
How do you pronounce "prophylaktisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prophylaktisch" is [pʁofyˈlaktɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prophylaktisch" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

physikalisches#62,739Referatsleiter#62,782Reinheitsgebot#62,786Parteiensystem#62,721

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list