nyní
[ˈnɪɲiː]
The verdict
“nyní” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - in diesem Moment; jetzt, nun, heute
Corpus desk
Index DE-nyni · nyní · German
nyní · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 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 | nyní |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈnɪɲiː] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „nyní“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
nyní is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈnɪɲiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in diesem Moment; jetzt, nun, heute".
nyní doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is nyní, spelled N-Y-N-Í.
Definition
- 1in diesem Moment; jetzt, nun, heute
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nyní appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Na stále menší plochu se vejde nyní několik miliónů tranzistorů.
Nyní se slevami až 50%.
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.