pomalý
[ˈpɔmaliː]
The verdict
“pomalý” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - sich mit geringer Geschwindigkeit bewegend
Corpus desk
Index DE-pomaly · pomalý · German
pomalý · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pomalý |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈpɔmaliː] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „pomalý“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
pomalý is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpɔmaliː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pomalý, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is pomalý, spelled P-O-M-A-L-Ý.
Definition
- 1sich mit geringer Geschwindigkeit bewegend
- 2verhältnismäßig viel Zeit für eine Aufgabe benötigend
- 3umständlich denkend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pomalý appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je z běžců nejpomalejší.
Je pomalý v práci.
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.