cześć

[t͡ʃɛɕt͡ɕ]

/[t͡ʃɛɕt͡ɕ]/ noun

The verdict

“cześć” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Hochachtung, Verehrung, Wertschätzung, Ehre

Corpus desk

Index DE-czesc · cześć · German

cześć · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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.

Key facts for cześć
PropertyValue
Headwordcześć
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡ʃɛɕt͡ɕ]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „cześć“ im Deutschen

cześćliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

cześć is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃɛɕt͡ɕ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

cześć has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 cześć, spelled C-Z-E-Ś-Ć.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hochachtung, Verehrung, Wertschätzung, Ehre
  2. 2
    Ehre, guter Ruf, guter Namen
  3. 3
    Ehrerbietung, Verehrung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Miał go w wielkiej czci.
  2. Przysięgała na swoją cześć, że to była prawda.

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 "cześć"?
"cześć" is spelled C-Z-E-Ś-Ć. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡ʃɛɕt͡ɕ].
What does "cześć" mean?
As a noun, "cześć" means: Hochachtung, Verehrung, Wertschätzung, Ehre
How do you pronounce "cześć"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cześć" is [t͡ʃɛɕt͡ɕ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cześć" come from?
"cześć" 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