Prophylaxe
[pʁofyˈlaksə]
The verdict
“Prophylaxe” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #30,723 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #30,723
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Maßnahmen zur vorbeugenden Verhinderung (insbesondere von Krankheiten)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Prophylaxe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁofyˈlaksə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #30,723 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Prophylaxe” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Prophylaxe is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pʁofyˈlaksə]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,723 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Maßnahmen zur vorbeugenden Verhinderung (insbesondere von Krankheiten)".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Prophylaxe, with forms such as "porphylaxe", "pprophylaxe", and "prohpylaxe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Prophylaxe, spelled P-R-O-P-H-Y-L-A-X-E.
Definition
- 1Maßnahmen zur vorbeugenden Verhinderung (insbesondere von Krankheiten)
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: porphylaxe,pprophylaxe,prohpylaxe,prophhylaxe,prophlyaxe,prophyalxe,prophylaex,prophylaxxe,prophyllaxe,prophylxae,prophyylaxe,propphylaxe,propyhlaxe,prpohylaxe,prrophylaxe,rpophylaxe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Prophylaxe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “Prophylaxe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-R-O-P-H-Y-L-A-X-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pʁofyˈlaksə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.