prosit

[ˈpʁoːsɪt]

/[ˈpʁoːsɪt]/ intj

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The verdict

“prosit” is an uncommon German word, ranked #55,627 in German word frequency and used as an interjection.

#55,627
frequency rank, German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ausspruch zum Anstoßen beim Trinken bzw. bei einem Toast

Key facts for prosit
PropertyValue
Headwordprosit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechInterjection
IPA[ˈpʁoːsɪt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#55,627
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prosit” 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). prosit lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for prosit is 6 letters long, classified as an interjection, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpʁoːsɪt]. Corpus data places it at rank #55,627 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ausspruch zum Anstoßen beim Trinken bzw. bei einem Toast".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for prosit, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is prosit, spelled P-R-O-S-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ausspruch zum Anstoßen beim Trinken bzw. bei einem Toast

Synonyms

zum Wohlzum WohlseinStößchen

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 "prosit"?
"prosit" is spelled P-R-O-S-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʁoːsɪt].
What does "prosit" mean?
As an interjection, "prosit" means: Ausspruch zum Anstoßen beim Trinken bzw. bei einem Toast
How do you pronounce "prosit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prosit" is [ˈpʁoːsɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prosit" come from?
"prosit" 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 “prosit”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is P-R-O-S-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈpʁoːsɪt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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