náročný

[ˈnaːrɔt͡ʃniː]

/[ˈnaːrɔt͡ʃniː]/ adj

The verdict

“náročný” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hohe Anforderungen stellend; anspruchsvoll

Corpus desk

Index DE-narocny · náročný · German

náročný · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" 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 náročný
PropertyValue
Headwordnáročný
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈnaːrɔt͡ʃniː]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „náročný“ im Deutschen

náročnýschafft 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

náročný is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈnaːrɔt͡ʃniː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for náročný, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 náročný, spelled N-Á-R-O-Č-N-Ý.

Definition

  1. 1
    hohe Anforderungen stellend; anspruchsvoll
  2. 2
    mit großen Anstrengungen, Mühen verbunden; anspruchsvoll, hart, schwierig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Naše výrobky uspokojí i nejnáročnější zákazníky.
  2. Vozidla postupovala náročným terénem jen těžko vpřed.

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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 "náročný"?
"náročný" is spelled N-Á-R-O-Č-N-Ý. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːrɔt͡ʃniː].
What does "náročný" mean?
As an adjective, "náročný" means: hohe Anforderungen stellend; anspruchsvoll
How do you pronounce "náročný"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "náročný" is [ˈnaːrɔt͡ʃniː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "náročný" come from?
"náročný" 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