někdejší
[ˈɲɛɡdɛjʃiː]
The verdict
“někdejší” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - der Vergangenheit angehörend, nicht mehr bestehend; ehemalig, vormalig, einstig, seinerzeitig, früher
Corpus desk
Index DE-nekdejsi · někdejší · German
někdejší · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | někdejší |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɲɛɡdɛjʃiː] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „někdejší“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
někdejší is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɲɛɡdɛjʃiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Vergangenheit angehörend, nicht mehr bestehend; ehemalig, vormalig, einstig, seinerzeitig, früher".
Zero misspellings are on record for někdejší in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is někdejší, spelled N-Ě-K-D-E-J-Š-Í.
Definition
- 1der Vergangenheit angehörend, nicht mehr bestehend; ehemalig, vormalig, einstig, seinerzeitig, früher
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how někdejší appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Loni byly pod omítkou nalezeny pozůstatky někdejší nástěnné malby.
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.