Propst
German, noun/pʁoːpst/
Propst is spelled P-R-O-P-S-T (6 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 32,479th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Propst is a German masculine noun meaning “provost” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der erste Würdenträger einer geistlichen Körperschaft”.
What does Propst mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineprovost
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der erste Würdenträger einer geistlichen Körperschaft 2. ein höherer kirchlicher Amtsträger
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Propst
- Propstes genitive
- Propsts genitive rare
- Pröpste plural
- Pröpstin feminine
- Propste dative singular
- Pröpsten dative definite plural
- Probst alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Propst?
- /pʁoːpst/
- [pʁoːpst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Propst
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Propst in German?
Propst appears 1.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).