ostrý
[ˈɔstriː]
The verdict
“ostrý” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gut schneidend, eine geschliffene Schneide habend; scharf
Corpus desk
Index DE-ostry · ostrý · German
ostrý · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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 | ostrý |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɔstriː] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ostrý“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ostrý is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɔstriː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for ostrý in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. 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.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is ostrý, spelled O-S-T-R-Ý.
Definition
- 1gut schneidend, eine geschliffene Schneide habend; scharf
- 2ein geschliffenes Ende habend, das Ende zu einer Spitze hinauslaufend; spitz, spitzig
- 3in hohem Maße stark, reizend, unangenehm auf die Sinnesorgane wirkend; Geschmack: scharf, Laut: schrill, Licht: grell
- 4sehr deutlich, klar erscheinend; Foto: scharf, Kontrast: hart
- 5definitive Gültigkeit oder Bedingung habend; scharf, regulär, Echt-
- 6Winkel: kleiner als neunzig Grad; spitz
- 7heftig, plötzlich; scharf, spitz
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ostrý appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vezmi si na to ostrý nůž.
Kord, kterým při souboji bojuje Laertes proti princi Hamletovi, je ostrý a navíc napuštěný jedem.
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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.