Prüfung
German, noun/ˈpʁyːfʊŋ/
Prüfung is spelled P-R-Ü-F-U-N-G (7 letters) and appears 43 times per million words in written German, the 1,972nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prüfung is a German feminine noun meaning “an official test or examination on a subject” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Handlung des Kontrollierens; das Nachschauen oder Testen, ob etwas funktioniert beziehungsweise in Ordnung ist”.
What does Prüfung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininean official test or examination on a subject
- 2
femininecheck, examination, inspection, verification, audit, validation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Handlung des Kontrollierens; das Nachschauen oder Testen, ob etwas funktioniert beziehungsweise in Ordnung ist 2. meist offizielle Abfrage mündlich oder schriftlich in einem Fachgebiet
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Prüfung
- Prüfungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Prüfung?
- /ˈpʁyːfʊŋ/
- [ˈpʁyːfʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Prüfung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Prüfung in German?
Prüfung appears 43 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).