pouhý
[ˈpɔʊ̯ɦiː]
The verdict
“pouhý” 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) - so, dass dazu nichts anderes erforderlich ist; bloß, pur, rein
Corpus desk
Index DE-pouhy · pouhý · German
pouhý · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | pouhý |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈpɔʊ̯ɦiː] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „pouhý“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
pouhý is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpɔʊ̯ɦiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "so, dass dazu nichts anderes erforderlich ist; bloß, pur, rein".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pouhý, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is pouhý, spelled P-O-U-H-Ý.
Definition
- 1so, dass dazu nichts anderes erforderlich ist; bloß, pur, rein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pouhý appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zkoumal hodinky nejprve pouhým okem a později i s pomocí silné lupy.
Potvrzení adopce britskými sociálními službami je nyní už pouhou formalitou.
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.