průzkum
[ˈpruːskʊm]
The verdict
“průzkum” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - forschende Tätigkeit in einem Bereich; Untersuchung, Forschung, Erforschung, Erkundung, Studie
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | průzkum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpruːskʊm] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “průzkum” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for průzkum is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpruːskʊm]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
průzkum doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is průzkum, spelled P-R-Ů-Z-K-U-M.
Definition
- 1forschende Tätigkeit in einem Bereich; Untersuchung, Forschung, Erforschung, Erkundung, Studie
- 2Befragen vieler Menschen, um ihre Meinung zu einem bestimmten Thema zu erfahren; Umfrage
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 “průzkum”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-R-Ů-Z-K-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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- 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.