Polyglot Dictionary

Prüfung

/ˈpʁyːfʊŋ/

die noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Prüfungen

Meaning

  1. exam, test

    • Sie hat die Prüfung bestanden.

      She passed the exam.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

klausur

Klausur is more specifically a written academic exam; Prüfung is more general, any kind of exam or test.

test

Prüfung is slightly more formal or official, an exam; Test is more casual or quick, like a quiz.

Similar in other languages

English

test

test is the English word for the same thing — both mean "exam, test."

Practice

1 What does Prüfung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie hat die ___ bestanden.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Prüfung?

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