hrubý

[ˈɦrʊbiː]

/[ˈɦrʊbiː]/ adj

The verdict

“hrubý” 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) - nicht sehr verfeinert; grob

Corpus desk

Index DE-hruby · hrubý · German

hrubý · 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 "H" 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 hrubý
PropertyValue
Headwordhrubý
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɦrʊbiː]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hrubý“ im Deutschen

hrubýschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

hrubý is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɦrʊbiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

hrubý doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 hrubý, spelled H-R-U-B-Ý.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht sehr verfeinert; grob
  2. 2
    nicht ins Einzelne gehend; nicht detailliert
  3. 3
    kein Feingefühl habend; unhöflich
  4. 4
    ernst zu nehmend; schwerwiegend
  5. 5
    ohne Abzug von Kosten, Steuern, Verpackung; brutto

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hrubá omítka je určena pro omítání všech klasických stavebních materiálů.
  2. Do konce roku by měl být v hrubých obrysech hotov zákon.

Synonyms

surovýnekonkrétnínezdvořilýsprostýzávažnýbrutto

Antonyms

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 "hrubý"?
"hrubý" is spelled H-R-U-B-Ý. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɦrʊbiː].
What does "hrubý" mean?
As an adjective, "hrubý" means: nicht sehr verfeinert; grob
How do you pronounce "hrubý"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hrubý" is [ˈɦrʊbiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hrubý" come from?
"hrubý" 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