průkaz
[ˈpruːkas]
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 May 6, 2026) - Urkunde, die wichtige (persönliche) Daten enthält und die man meist bei sich hat; Ausweis, Nachweis, Legimitation
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | průkaz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpruːkas] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “průkaz” sits in German frequency
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
- 1Urkunde, die wichtige (persönliche) Daten enthält und die man meist bei sich hat; Ausweis, Nachweis, Legimitation
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.
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Using “průkaz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-R-Ů-K-A-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpruːkas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.