prost

[pʁoːst]

/[pʁoːst]/ intj

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The verdict

“prost” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,544. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,544
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ausspruch zum Anstoßen beim Trinken bzw. bei einem Toast

Corpus desk

Index DE-prost · prost · German

prost · rank #10,544 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,544
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Privatleben

Nearest frequency peer: Privatleben (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „prost“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „prost“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

prost vs prüft
60% similar
prost vs Proxy
40% similar
prost vs Protest
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for prost
PropertyValue
Headwordprost
LanguageGerman
Part of speechInterjection
IPA[pʁoːst]
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,544
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „prost“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).prostliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Privatleben“ (#10,543), „Psychiater“ (#10,545), „Pfanne“ (#10,542). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „prost“ bei #10,544. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around prost (IPA [pʁoːst]), aninterjection. Corpus frequency is #10,544 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ausspruch zum Anstoßen beim Trinken bzw. bei einem Toast".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for prost, with forms such as "porst", "pprost", and "prosst". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "prüft", "Proxy", "Protest", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is prost, spelled P-R-O-S-T.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Na dann prost!

Synonyms

prositzum Wohlwohl bekomm'szum Wohlseinauf dein/euer/Ihr WohlStößchenhoch die Tassen!

This word in other languages

cheers(English)salud(Español)à votre santé(Français)saúde(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porst
  • pprost
  • prosst
  • prostt
  • prots
  • prrost
  • prsot
  • rpost

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prost - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

porst2pprost1prosst1prostt1prots2prrost1prsot2rpost2
Edit distance from "prost"

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 "prost"?
"prost" is spelled P-R-O-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoːst].
What does "prost" mean?
As an interjection, "prost" means: Ausspruch zum Anstoßen beim Trinken bzw. bei einem Toast
What words are commonly confused with "prost"?
"prost" is commonly confused with "prüft", "Proxy", "Protest". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prost"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prost" is [pʁoːst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prost" come from?
"prost" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "prost", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rollt#10,552schul#10,561monte#10,526stick#10,572

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Renten8 variantsVisier8 variantsWerft8 variantsadidas8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list