prusten
[ˈpʁuːstn̩]
The verdict
“prusten” 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) - Luft deutlich aus der Nase stoßen
Corpus desk
Index DE-prusten · prusten · German
prusten · 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 | prusten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈpʁuːstn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „prusten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
prusten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈpʁuːstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
prusten has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is prusten, spelled P-R-U-S-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Luft deutlich aus der Nase stoßen
- 2Luft ausstoßen (wie [1]) bei Lachen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how prusten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„»Genau«, rief Sleser und prustete vor Zorn.“
„Und [Herr Doktor Hoppe] war aufgeräumt, lärmend, faßte jeden an der Rockklappe, prustete jedem sein Haha ins Gesicht.“
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.