podnět

[ˈpɔdɲɛt]

/[ˈpɔdɲɛt]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - formale Aktion, die zum Ziel hat, einen bestimmten Prozess zu initiieren; Anlass, Anregung, Anstoß, Veranlassung, Anreiz, Antrieb

Corpus desk

Index DE-podnet · podnět · German

podnět · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 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.

Key facts for podnět
PropertyValue
Headwordpodnět
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɔdɲɛt]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „podnět“ im Deutschen

podnětsitzt 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

podnět is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpɔdɲɛt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "formale Aktion, die zum Ziel hat, einen bestimmten Prozess zu initiieren; Anlass, Anregung, Anstoß, Veranlassung, Anreiz, Antrieb".

podnět doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 podnět, spelled P-O-D-N-Ě-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    formale Aktion, die zum Ziel hat, einen bestimmten Prozess zu initiieren; Anlass, Anregung, Anstoß, Veranlassung, Anreiz, Antrieb

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Skupina senátorů podala podnět ke stížnosti u Ústavního soudu.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "podnět"?
"podnět" is spelled P-O-D-N-Ě-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔdɲɛt].
What does "podnět" mean?
As a noun, "podnět" means: formale Aktion, die zum Ziel hat, einen bestimmten Prozess zu initiieren; Anlass, Anregung, Anstoß, Veranlassung, Anreiz, Antrieb
How do you pronounce "podnět"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "podnět" is [ˈpɔdɲɛt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "podnět" come from?
"podnět" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list