přání
[ˈpr̝̊aːɲiː]
The verdict
“přání” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - sehnliches Gefühl nach etwas, das man gerne haben möchte; Wunsch, Verlangen, Anliegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-prani · přání · German
přání · 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 | přání |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpr̝̊aːɲiː] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „přání“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
přání is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpr̝̊aːɲiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for přání in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is přání, spelled P-Ř-Á-N-Í.
Definition
- 1sehnliches Gefühl nach etwas, das man gerne haben möchte; Wunsch, Verlangen, Anliegen
- 2etwas, das man jemandem wünscht (meist in Form fester Wortverbindungen); Wunsch, Glückwunsch
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how přání appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Projevil přání být po své smrti pohřben po boku manželky.
Adolfe, nezapomeň napsati strýčkovi přání k narozeninám!
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.