prahlen
\ˈpʁaːlən\
The verdict
“prahlen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire le malin, fanfaronner, se vanter (de: mit + D).
Corpus desk
Index FR-prahlen · prahlen · French
prahlen · 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 | prahlen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈpʁaːlən\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
prahlen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈpʁaːlən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Faire le malin, fanfaronner, se vanter (de: mit + D).".
No generated misspelling entries exist for prahlen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is prahlen, spelled P-R-A-H-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Faire le malin, fanfaronner, se vanter (de: mit + D).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how prahlen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er prahlt gern vor den anderen mit seinem Geld, mit seinen Beziehungen.
Im dreckigen, feuchten Sand am Fuß einer Rutsche, die so verrostet ist, dass Eltern ihre Kinder aus Angst vor Tetanus nicht mehr darauf setzen, kippen sie die Flasche Cognac hinunter; und nachdem Eduard sich zunächst ein bisschen dafür geschämt hat, prahlt er nun damit, ins Büro des Direktors geschissen zu haben.
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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.