průkaz

[ˈpruːkas]

/[ˈpruːkas]/ noun

The verdict

“průkaz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Urkunde, die wichtige (persönliche) Daten enthält und die man meist bei sich hat; Ausweis, Nachweis, Legimitation

Corpus desk

Index DE-prukaz · průkaz · German

průkaz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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.

Key facts for průkaz
PropertyValue
Headwordprůkaz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpruːkas]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „průkaz“ im Deutschen

průkazschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

průkaz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpruːkas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Urkunde, die wichtige (persönliche) Daten enthält und die man meist bei sich hat; Ausweis, Nachweis, Legimitation".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for průkaz, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is průkaz, spelled P-R-Ů-K-A-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Urkunde, die wichtige (persönliche) Daten enthält und die man meist bei sich hat; Ausweis, Nachweis, Legimitation

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how průkaz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mladý muž u sebe neměl průkaz.

Synonyms

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This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "průkaz"?
"průkaz" is spelled P-R-Ů-K-A-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpruːkas].
What does "průkaz" mean?
As a noun, "průkaz" means: Urkunde, die wichtige (persönliche) Daten enthält und die man meist bei sich hat; Ausweis, Nachweis, Legimitation
How do you pronounce "průkaz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "průkaz" is [ˈpruːkas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "průkaz" come from?
"průkaz" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list