Proprietäre

[pʁopʁieˈtɛːʁə]

/[pʁopʁieˈtɛːʁə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Proprietäre” is uncommon German (frequency #77,202 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,202
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Proprietär

Key facts for Proprietäre
PropertyValue
HeadwordProprietäre
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁopʁieˈtɛːʁə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#77,202
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Proprietäre” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Proprietäre lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Proprietäre is uncommon German at frequency #77,202 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁopʁieˈtɛːʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Proprietäre in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Proprietäre, spelled P-R-O-P-R-I-E-T-Ä-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Proprietär
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Proprietär
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Proprietär

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 "Proprietäre"?
"Proprietäre" is spelled P-R-O-P-R-I-E-T-Ä-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁopʁieˈtɛːʁə].
What does "Proprietäre" mean?
As a noun, "Proprietäre" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Proprietär
How do you pronounce "Proprietäre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Proprietäre" is [pʁopʁieˈtɛːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Proprietäre" come from?
"Proprietäre" 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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Using “Proprietäre”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-R-O-P-R-I-E-T-Ä-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pʁopʁieˈtɛːʁə] (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

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list