dnešní

[ˈdnɛʃɲiː]

/[ˈdnɛʃɲiː]/ adj

The verdict

“dnešní” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — den gegenwärtigen Wochentag betreffend; heutig

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

Where “dnešní” sits in German frequency

dnešní falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for dnešní is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdnɛʃɲiː]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for dnešní in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is dnešní, spelled D-N-E-Š-N-Í, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

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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.

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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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “dnešní”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-N-E-Š-N-Í - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdnɛʃɲiː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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