prall
\pʁal\
The verdict
“prall” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ferme, rebondi.
Corpus desk
Index FR-prall · prall · French
prall · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | prall |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pʁal\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
prall is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pʁal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for prall in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. 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.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is prall, spelled P-R-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1Ferme, rebondi.
- 2Intense, caractérise la lumière, le soleil.
- 3Bon, bien, souvent en négation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how prall appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die (Goldammer) gilt als äußerst sangesfreudig: Bereits Ende Februar schmettern die paarungswilligen Männchen inbrünstig ihr Lied. Selbst die pralle Mittagshitze im Hochsommer kann sie nicht stoppen.
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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.