nejdříve

[ˈnɛjdr̝iːvɛ]

/[ˈnɛjdr̝iːvɛ]/ adv

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - [1] als erstes einer Reihe von Begebenheiten; am frühesten, am ehesten, frühestens, ehestens

Corpus desk

Index DE-nejdrive · nejdříve · German

nejdříve · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 nejdříve
PropertyValue
Headwordnejdříve
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈnɛjdr̝iːvɛ]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nejdříve“ im Deutschen

nejdříveschafft 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

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

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for nejdříve, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is nejdříve, spelled N-E-J-D-Ř-Í-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    [1] als erstes einer Reihe von Begebenheiten; am frühesten, am ehesten, frühestens, ehestens
  2. 2
    [2] vor einem anderen Sachverhalt; zuerst, zuallererst

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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 "nejdříve"?
"nejdříve" is spelled N-E-J-D-Ř-Í-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɛjdr̝iːvɛ].
What does "nejdříve" mean?
As an adverb, "nejdříve" means: [1] als erstes einer Reihe von Begebenheiten; am frühesten, am ehesten, frühestens, ehestens
How do you pronounce "nejdříve"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nejdříve" is [ˈnɛjdr̝iːvɛ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nejdříve" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list