prudent
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The verdict
“prudent” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - klug, vernünftig, gescheit
Corpus desk
Index DE-prudent · prudent · German
prudent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prudent |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „prudent“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
prudent is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for prudent in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is prudent, spelled P-R-U-D-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1klug, vernünftig, gescheit
- 2umsichtig, vorsichtig, besonnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how prudent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Carl's grades show that he is quite prudent.
When he goes to parties in the night, he always is very prudent.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.