preisgäbe

\ˈpʁaɪ̯sˌɡɛːbə\

/\ˈpʁaɪ̯sˌɡɛːbə\/ verb

The verdict

“preisgäbe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du subjonctif II dans une proposition subordonnée de preisgeben.

Corpus desk

Index FR-preisgabe · preisgäbe · French

preisgäbe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for preisgäbe
PropertyValue
Headwordpreisgäbe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈpʁaɪ̯sˌɡɛːbə\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « preisgäbe » en français

preisgäbereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

preisgäbe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈpʁaɪ̯sˌɡɛːbə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for preisgäbe in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 French form is preisgäbe, spelled P-R-E-I-S-G-Ä-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du subjonctif II dans une proposition subordonnée de preisgeben.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif II dans une proposition subordonnée de preisgeben.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "preisgäbe"?
"preisgäbe" is spelled P-R-E-I-S-G-Ä-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈpʁaɪ̯sˌɡɛːbə\.
What does "preisgäbe" mean?
As a verb, "preisgäbe" means: Première personne du singulier du subjonctif II dans une proposition subordonnée de preisgeben.
How do you pronounce "preisgäbe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "preisgäbe" is \ˈpʁaɪ̯sˌɡɛːbə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "preisgäbe" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list