prägen
\ˈpʀɛːɡn̩\
The verdict
“prägen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estamper, gaufrer, emboutir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pragen · prägen · French
prägen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | prägen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈpʀɛːɡn̩\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
prägen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈpʀɛːɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
prägen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is prägen, spelled P-R-Ä-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Estamper, gaufrer, emboutir.
- 2Laisser une empreinte.
- 3Marquer d'une empreinte.
- 4Revendiquer la paternité, l'antériorité.
- 5Marquer dans la mémoire.
- 6Prendre une forme particulière.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how prägen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jedem Besucher sind auch die Studenten der Marineakademie aufgefallen. (...) Mit weißem Hemd, schwarzen Hosen und Messingschnallen prägen die jungen Burschen die Stadt.
Gesegnet mit Landschaften von atemberaubender Schönheit, hat die Schweiz mein Bild von der Welt, von den Menschen und von der Geschichte zutiefst geprägt. Als Brutstätte des Verbrechens stellt sie mich vor ein Rätsel.
Synonyms
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.