milý

[ˈmɪliː]

/[ˈmɪliː]/ adj

The verdict

“milý” 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) - beim Menschen das Verhalten habend, das anderen gefällt; nett, lieb

Corpus desk

Index DE-mily · milý · German

milý · 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.

Key facts for milý
PropertyValue
Headwordmilý
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmɪliː]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „milý“ im Deutschen

milýliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

milý is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmɪliː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

milý doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, 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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is milý, spelled M-I-L-Ý.

Definition

  1. 1
    beim Menschen das Verhalten habend, das anderen gefällt; nett, lieb
  2. 2
    so im Verhalten, dass es anderen gefällt; nett, lieb
  3. 3
    höfliche Phrase in der Anrede eines Briefes; lieb

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Jeho bratr je opravdu milý člověk.
  2. To je od tebe opravdu milé, že sis na mne vzpomněla.

Synonyms

Antonyms

nepříjemnýprotivnýošklivýprotivný

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 "milý"?
"milý" is spelled M-I-L-Ý. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪliː].
What does "milý" mean?
As an adjective, "milý" means: beim Menschen das Verhalten habend, das anderen gefällt; nett, lieb
How do you pronounce "milý"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "milý" is [ˈmɪliː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "milý" come from?
"milý" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list