Prozentsatz
[pʁoˈt͡sɛntˌzat͡s]
The verdict
“Prozentsatz” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #15,727 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,727
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in Hundertstel festgelegter, genannter Anteil eines Betrags, einer Größe
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Prozentsatz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁoˈt͡sɛntˌzat͡s] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #15,727 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Prozentsatz” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Prozentsatz is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pʁoˈt͡sɛntˌzat͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,727 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "in Hundertstel festgelegter, genannter Anteil eines Betrags, einer Größe".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Prozentsatz, with forms such as "porzentsatz", "pprozentsatz", and "proezntsatz". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Prozentsatz, spelled P-R-O-Z-E-N-T-S-A-T-Z.
Definition
- 1in Hundertstel festgelegter, genannter Anteil eines Betrags, einer Größe
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: porzentsatz,pprozentsatz,proezntsatz,prozenntsatz,prozenstatz,prozentastz,prozentsattz,prozentsatzz,prozentsazt,prozentssatz,prozentstaz,prozenttsatz,prozetnsatz,proznetsatz,prozzentsatz,prrozentsatz,przoentsatz,rpozentsatz
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Prozentsatz - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Prozentsatz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-R-O-Z-E-N-T-S-A-T-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pʁoˈt͡sɛntˌzat͡s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.