běžný

[ˈbjɛʒniː]

/[ˈbjɛʒniː]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht von der Norm oder dem Gewohnten abweichend; üblich, gewöhnlich, alltäglich, gängig

Corpus desk

Index DE-bezny · běžný · German

běžný · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" 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 běžný
PropertyValue
Headwordběžný
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈbjɛʒniː]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „běžný“ im Deutschen

běžnýschafft 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

běžný is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbjɛʒniː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for běžný, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is běžný, spelled B-Ě-Ž-N-Ý.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht von der Norm oder dem Gewohnten abweichend; üblich, gewöhnlich, alltäglich, gängig
  2. 2
    zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt verlaufend; laufend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ušetřit desítky procent z běžné ceny je možné v českých i zahraničních e-shopech.
  2. Informace o tendencích míry celkového schodku veřejných financí se předkládají každoročně a zahrnují běžný a předcházející rok.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "běžný"?
"běžný" is spelled B-Ě-Ž-N-Ý. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbjɛʒniː].
What does "běžný" mean?
As an adjective, "běžný" means: nicht von der Norm oder dem Gewohnten abweichend; üblich, gewöhnlich, alltäglich, gängig
How do you pronounce "běžný"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "běžný" is [ˈbjɛʒniː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "běžný" come from?
"běžný" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list