prüde

[ˈpʁyːdə]

/[ˈpʁyːdə]/ adj

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The verdict

“prüde” is an uncommon German word, ranked #55,631 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#55,631
frequency rank, German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in Bezug auf Sexualität übertrieben sittsam, besonders schamhaft, sexuell verklemmt

Key facts for prüde
PropertyValue
Headwordprüde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈpʁyːdə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#55,631
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prüde” 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). prüde lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for prüde is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpʁyːdə]. Corpus data places it at rank #55,631 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "in Bezug auf Sexualität übertrieben sittsam, besonders schamhaft, sexuell verklemmt".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for prüde, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is prüde, spelled P-R-Ü-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    in Bezug auf Sexualität übertrieben sittsam, besonders schamhaft, sexuell verklemmt

Synonyms

schamhaftverklemmt

Antonyms

freizügigschamlos

This word in other languages

prudish(English)pudibundo(Español)prude(Français)pudico(Português)

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 "prüde"?
"prüde" is spelled P-R-Ü-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʁyːdə].
What does "prüde" mean?
As an adjective, "prüde" means: in Bezug auf Sexualität übertrieben sittsam, besonders schamhaft, sexuell verklemmt
How do you pronounce "prüde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prüde" is [ˈpʁyːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prüde" come from?
"prüde" 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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Using “prüde”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is P-R-Ü-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈpʁyːdə] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list