počátek

[ˈpɔt͡ʃaːtɛk]

/[ˈpɔt͡ʃaːtɛk]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Beginn eines zeitlichen Erstreckens

Corpus desk

Index DE-pocatek · počátek · German

počátek · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • 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.

Key facts for počátek
PropertyValue
Headwordpočátek
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɔt͡ʃaːtɛk]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „počátek“ im Deutschen

počáteksitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

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

No misspelling variants are generated for počátek in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is počátek, spelled P-O-Č-Á-T-E-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Beginn eines zeitlichen Erstreckens
  2. 2
    der Anfangspunkt einer räumlichen Erstreckung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how počátek appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Na počátku bylo Slovo, a to Slovo bylo u Boha.
  2. Další dvoudenní kurz se bude pravděpodobně konat na počátku roku 2010.

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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 "počátek"?
"počátek" is spelled P-O-Č-Á-T-E-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔt͡ʃaːtɛk].
What does "počátek" mean?
As a noun, "počátek" means: der Beginn eines zeitlichen Erstreckens
How do you pronounce "počátek"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "počátek" is [ˈpɔt͡ʃaːtɛk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "počátek" come from?
"počátek" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list