Prüfstein
[ˈpʁyːfˌʃtaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Prüfstein” is an uncommon German word, ranked #73,908 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #73,908
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Probierstein zur Feststellung der Zusammensetzung und des Reinheitsgrades von Edelmetallen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Prüfstein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpʁyːfˌʃtaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #73,908 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Prüfstein” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Prüfstein is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpʁyːfˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Corpus data places it at rank #73,908 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for Prüfstein in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Prüfstein, spelled P-R-Ü-F-S-T-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1Probierstein zur Feststellung der Zusammensetzung und des Reinheitsgrades von Edelmetallen
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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 “Prüfstein”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-R-Ü-F-S-T-E-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpʁyːfˌʃtaɪ̯n] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.