nějaký
[ˈɲɛjakiː]
The verdict
“nějaký” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a pronoun. 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) - jemand/etwas, von dem nichts Näheres bekannt ist oder das nicht näher definiert ist; irgendein
Corpus desk
Index DE-nejaky · nějaký · German
nějaký · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nějaký |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Pronoun |
| IPA | [ˈɲɛjakiː] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „nějaký“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
nějaký is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as apronoun, transcribed [ˈɲɛjakiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
nějaký has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is nějaký, spelled N-Ě-J-A-K-Ý.
Definition
- 1jemand/etwas, von dem nichts Näheres bekannt ist oder das nicht näher definiert ist; irgendein
- 2nicht in allzu großer Menge, Zahl, Intensität und dergleichen vorkommend; einiger, gewisser
- 3bezeichnet eine Person, die nur entfernt bekannt ist; ein gewisser
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nějaký appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vezmi si nějaké jídlo z ledničky.
Za nějakou dobu po něm nic nezbude.
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.