pevný
[ˈpɛvniː]
The verdict
“pevný” 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) - äußeren Kräften Widerstand leistend; fest, stark
Corpus desk
Index DE-pevny · pevný · German
pevný · 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 "P" 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 | pevný |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈpɛvniː] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „pevný“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
pevný is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpɛvniː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pevný, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is pevný, spelled P-E-V-N-Ý.
Definition
- 1äußeren Kräften Widerstand leistend; fest, stark
- 2(vertraglich, gesetzlich) fixiert; fest, fix
- 3Haltung, Meinung, u.ä.: keinen Änderungen oder Einflüssen unterliegend; fest, stabil, stark, unerschütterlich, eisern
- 4Stoff: harte Konsistenz habend; fest, kompakt, massiv
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pevný appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Přivázal pramici ke břehu pevným provazem.
Vyhláška z roku 1964 stanovila pevné ceny nájemného.
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.