prunkhaft
[ˈpʁʊŋkhaft]
The verdict
“prunkhaft” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einer Art und Weise, die durch eine großzügige Ausschmückung, durch üppige Pracht gekennzeichnet ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-prunkhaft · prunkhaft · German
prunkhaft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | prunkhaft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈpʁʊŋkhaft] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „prunkhaft“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
prunkhaft is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpʁʊŋkhaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in einer Art und Weise, die durch eine großzügige Ausschmückung, durch üppige Pracht gekennzeichnet ist".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for prunkhaft, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is prunkhaft, spelled P-R-U-N-K-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1in einer Art und Weise, die durch eine großzügige Ausschmückung, durch üppige Pracht gekennzeichnet ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how prunkhaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Explosion hatte einen großen schwarzen Krater in die prunkhafte Fassade gerissen.“
„Es war ein komfortables Zimmer, hübsch möbliert wie ein besseres Bureau, und trug den prunkhaften Charakter des abwesenden Barnacle zur Schau.“
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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.