citlivý
[ˈt͡sɪtlɪviː]
The verdict
“citlivý” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so, dass etwas oder jemand leicht gereizt wird, auch auf geringfügige äußere Reize reagierend; empfindlich, sensibel
Corpus desk
Index DE-citlivy · citlivý · German
citlivý · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | citlivý |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sɪtlɪviː] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „citlivý“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
citlivý is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡sɪtlɪviː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for citlivý in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is citlivý, spelled C-I-T-L-I-V-Ý.
Definition
- 1so, dass etwas oder jemand leicht gereizt wird, auch auf geringfügige äußere Reize reagierend; empfindlich, sensibel
- 2leicht den Gefühlen, Eindrücken unterliegend; sensibel, gefühlvoll, feinfühlig, empfindsam
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how citlivý appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Matrace byly vyvinuty pro osoby obzvláště citlivé na otlačení.
Ráda bych poznala muže citlivé povahy, nekuřáka a abstinenta.
Synonyms
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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.