dnešní

[ˈdnɛʃɲiː]

/[ˈdnɛʃɲiː]/ adj

The verdict

“dnešní” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - den gegenwärtigen Wochentag betreffend; heutig

Corpus desk

Index DE-dnesni · dnešní · German

dnešní · 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 "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.

Key facts for dnešní
PropertyValue
Headworddnešní
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdnɛʃɲiː]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dnešní“ im Deutschen

dnešnísitzt 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

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

dnešní doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 dnešní, spelled D-N-E-Š-N-Í.

Definition

  1. 1
    den gegenwärtigen Wochentag betreffend; heutig
  2. 2
    die gegenwärtige Zeit betreffend; heutig, gegenwärtig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ještě nečetl dnešní noviny.
  2. Pochopit dnešní svět není vždy jednoduché.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dnešní"?
"dnešní" is spelled D-N-E-Š-N-Í. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdnɛʃɲiː].
What does "dnešní" mean?
As an adjective, "dnešní" means: den gegenwärtigen Wochentag betreffend; heutig
How do you pronounce "dnešní"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dnešní" is [ˈdnɛʃɲiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dnešní" come from?
"dnešní" 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