prosit
German, interjection/ˈproːzit/
prosit is spelled P-R-O-S-I-T (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 55,211th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prosit is a German interjection meaning “cheers (toast used when drinking in company)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Ausspruch zum Anstoßen beim Trinken bzw. bei einem Toast”.
What does prosit mean in English?
interjection
- 1
cheers (toast used when drinking in company)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Ausspruch zum Anstoßen beim Trinken bzw. bei einem Toast
noun: 1. Ausruf „prosit!“
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 prosit
- Prost variant
- Prosits nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prosit?
- /ˈproːzit/
- [ˈpʁoːsɪt]
- [ˈpʁoːzɪt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is prosit in German?
prosit appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).