divný
[ˈɟɪvniː]
The verdict
“divný” 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) - überraschende Eigenschaften, überraschendes Verhalten, Aussehen habend; merkwürdig, seltsam, eigentümlich
Corpus desk
Index DE-divny · divný · German
divný · 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 "D" 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 | divný |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɟɪvniː] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „divný“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
divný is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɟɪvniː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "überraschende Eigenschaften, überraschendes Verhalten, Aussehen habend; merkwürdig, seltsam, eigentümlich".
Zero misspellings are on record for divný in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is divný, spelled D-I-V-N-Ý.
Definition
- 1überraschende Eigenschaften, überraschendes Verhalten, Aussehen habend; merkwürdig, seltsam, eigentümlich
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how divný appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
To je divné, že tu dosud není, i když slíbil, že dorazí včas.
This word in other languages
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.