prunken
[ˈpʁʊŋkn̩]
The verdict
“prunken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas angeberisch vorzeigen
Corpus desk
Index DE-prunken · prunken · German
prunken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prunken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈpʁʊŋkn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „prunken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
prunken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈpʁʊŋkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for prunken, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is prunken, spelled P-R-U-N-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas angeberisch vorzeigen
- 2sich in seiner ganzen Schönheit zeigen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how prunken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein eitles Mädchen prunkt mit ihrer Schönheit, und der aufgeblasene Reiche mit seinem Reichthum.“ (1827)
„Der kleine Ort prunkt mit zwei Barockkirchen.“
Antonyms
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.