prügelte

[ˈpʁyːɡl̩tə]

/[ˈpʁyːɡl̩tə]/ verb

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The verdict

“prügelte” is uncommon German (frequency #89,440 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,440
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs prügeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-prugelte · prügelte · German

prügelte · rank #89,440 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,440
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH präzises

Nearest frequency peer: präzises (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „prügelte“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „prügelte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for prügelte
PropertyValue
Headwordprügelte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpʁyːɡl̩tə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#89,440
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „prügelte“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.prügeltefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „präzises“ (#89,439), „Provokateur“ (#89,438), „psychiatrisches“ (#89,442). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „prügelte“ bei #89,440. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prügelte is uncommon German at frequency #89,440 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈpʁyːɡl̩tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

prügelte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is prügelte, spelled P-R-Ü-G-E-L-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs prügeln
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs prügeln
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs prügeln
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs prügeln

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 "prügelte"?
"prügelte" is spelled P-R-Ü-G-E-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʁyːɡl̩tə].
What does "prügelte" mean?
As a verb, "prügelte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs prügeln
How do you pronounce "prügelte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prügelte" is [ˈpʁyːɡl̩tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prügelte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "prügelte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

präzises#89,439profunde#89,432quelques#89,448quirlige#89,450

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list