důkaz
[ˈduːkas]
The verdict
“důkaz” 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) - Grund oder Tatsache, die eine Meinung bestätigen; Beweis, Nachweis
Corpus desk
Index DE-dukaz · důkaz · German
důkaz · 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 | důkaz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈduːkas] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „důkaz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
důkaz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈduːkas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for důkaz in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is důkaz, spelled D-Ů-K-A-Z.
Definition
- 1Grund oder Tatsache, die eine Meinung bestätigen; Beweis, Nachweis
- 2Bestätigung einer gewissen Beziehung, eines Gefühls, eines Zustandes; Beweis
- 3Behauptung und logische Überlegung, aus denen die Richtigkeit eines bestimmten Satzes hervorgeht; Nachweis, Beweis
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how důkaz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nenašel důkaz o své nevině.
Nalezené otisky prstů byly důkazem, že obžalovaný byl v domě, kde ke zločinu došlo.
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.