Proserpina
[pʁoˈzɛʁpina]
The verdict
“Proserpina” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gemahlin des Pluto und Göttin der Unterwelt
Corpus desk
Index DE-proserpina · Proserpina · German
Proserpina · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Proserpina |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁoˈzɛʁpina] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Proserpina“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Proserpina is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁoˈzɛʁpina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gemahlin des Pluto und Göttin der Unterwelt".
Proserpina has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Proserpina, spelled P-R-O-S-E-R-P-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Gemahlin des Pluto und Göttin der Unterwelt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Proserpina appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Psyche eilte unverzüglich nach Taenarum und stieg mit Hellern und Kuchen den Weg zur Hölle hinab, ging schweigend an dem lahmen Eseltreiber vorüber, gab das Fährgeld dem Fergen, kümmerte sich nicht um das Flehen des heranschwimmenden Toten und die listigen Bitten der Weberinnen, schläferte den wütenden Hund durch den Kuchen ein und kam so zum Palast der…
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.