malý
[ˈmaliː]
The verdict
“malý” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von geringem Ausmaß; klein, Klein-
Corpus desk
Index DE-maly · malý · German
malý · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | malý |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈmaliː] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „malý“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
malý is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmaliː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for malý in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is malý, spelled M-A-L-Ý.
Definition
- 1von geringem Ausmaß; klein, Klein-
- 2unbedeutend; klein, gering
- 3jung; klein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how malý appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Byl jednou jeden malý princ.
O druhé republice československé se říkalo, že je „malá, ale naše“.
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.