človek

[ˈt͡ʃlɔvɛk]

/[ˈt͡ʃlɔvɛk]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mensch

Corpus desk

Index DE-clovek · človek · German

človek · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Č" 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 človek
PropertyValue
Headwordčlovek
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃlɔvɛk]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „človek“ im Deutschen

človeksitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

človek is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡ʃlɔvɛk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mensch".

človek doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is človek, spelled Č-L-O-V-E-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mensch

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 "človek"?
"človek" is spelled Č-L-O-V-E-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃlɔvɛk].
What does "človek" mean?
As a noun, "človek" means: Mensch
How do you pronounce "človek"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "človek" is [ˈt͡ʃlɔvɛk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "človek" come from?
"človek" 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