adekvátní

[ˈadɛkvaːtɲiː]

/[ˈadɛkvaːtɲiː]/ adj

The verdict

“adekvátní” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im rechten Verhältnis zu den Anforderungen, Erwartungen, Mühen; adäquat, angemessen, entsprechend, passend, angebracht

Corpus desk

Index DE-adekvatni · adekvátní · German

adekvátní · 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 "A" 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 adekvátní
PropertyValue
Headwordadekvátní
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈadɛkvaːtɲiː]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „adekvátní“ im Deutschen

adekvátníschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

adekvátní is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈadɛkvaːtɲiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "im rechten Verhältnis zu den Anforderungen, Erwartungen, Mühen; adäquat, angemessen, entsprechend, passend, angebracht".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for adekvátní, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is adekvátní, spelled A-D-E-K-V-Á-T-N-Í.

Definition

  1. 1
    im rechten Verhältnis zu den Anforderungen, Erwartungen, Mühen; adäquat, angemessen, entsprechend, passend, angebracht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how adekvátní appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. To slovo se mi nezdálo adekvátní, ale lepší odpověď mě nenapadla.
  2. Koupil si oblečení adekvátní jeho věku a životnímu pocitu.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adekvátní"?
"adekvátní" is spelled A-D-E-K-V-Á-T-N-Í. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈadɛkvaːtɲiː].
What does "adekvátní" mean?
As an adjective, "adekvátní" means: im rechten Verhältnis zu den Anforderungen, Erwartungen, Mühen; adäquat, angemessen, entsprechend, passend, angebracht
How do you pronounce "adekvátní"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adekvátní" is [ˈadɛkvaːtɲiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adekvátní" come from?
"adekvátní" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list