prosodisch

[pʁoˈzoːdɪʃ]

/[pʁoˈzoːdɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“prosodisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Prosodie/Prosodik betreffend; Eigenschaft sprachlicher Äußerungen, die nicht an einzelne Laute/Phoneme gebunden sind

Corpus desk

Index DE-prosodisch · prosodisch · German

prosodisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for prosodisch
PropertyValue
Headwordprosodisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pʁoˈzoːdɪʃ]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prosodisch” sits in German frequency

prosodisch falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prosodisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pʁoˈzoːdɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Prosodie/Prosodik betreffend; Eigenschaft sprachlicher Äußerungen, die nicht an einzelne Laute/Phoneme gebunden sind".

No misspelling variants are generated for prosodisch in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is prosodisch, spelled P-R-O-S-O-D-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Prosodie/Prosodik betreffend; Eigenschaft sprachlicher Äußerungen, die nicht an einzelne Laute/Phoneme gebunden sind

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how prosodisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Als prosodisch bezeichnet man jene Merkmale der gesprochenen Sprache, die im physikalischen Signal des Wort- bzw. Wortgruppenverlaufs nicht direkt segmentierbar sind, sondern die sich erst durch Vergleich mit den vorangehenden und nachfolgenden Teilen des Signals nachweisen lassen.“
  2. „Es handelt sich vielmehr um ein lexikalisches Merkmal prosodischer Art mit grammatischer Funktion.“

This word in other languages

prosodic(English)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prosodisch"?
"prosodisch" is spelled P-R-O-S-O-D-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoˈzoːdɪʃ].
What does "prosodisch" mean?
As an adjective, "prosodisch" means: die Prosodie/Prosodik betreffend; Eigenschaft sprachlicher Äußerungen, die nicht an einzelne Laute/Phoneme gebunden sind
How do you pronounce "prosodisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prosodisch" is [pʁoˈzoːdɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prosodisch" come from?
"prosodisch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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