jediný
[ˈjɛɟɪniː]
The verdict
“jediný” 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) - nur einer und niemand anderer; einziger, Allein-
Corpus desk
Index DE-jediny · jediný · German
jediný · 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 "J" 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 | jediný |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈjɛɟɪniː] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „jediný“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
jediný is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈjɛɟɪniː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for jediný, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is jediný, spelled J-E-D-I-N-Ý.
Definition
- 1nur einer und niemand anderer; einziger, Allein-
- 2drückt Vollständigkeit oder Pluralität aus; lauter; voller
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jediný appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Byl to můj jediný syn.
Zachoval se jen jediný exemplář.
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.