pravý

[ˈpraviː]

/[ˈpraviː]/ adj

The verdict

“pravý” 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) - zu der Seite gehörig, auf der die Menschen das Herz nicht haben; recht

Corpus desk

Index DE-pravy · pravý · German

pravý · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 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 pravý
PropertyValue
Headwordpravý
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈpraviː]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „pravý“ im Deutschen

pravýschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

pravý is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpraviː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for pravý in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is pravý, spelled P-R-A-V-Ý.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu der Seite gehörig, auf der die Menschen das Herz nicht haben; recht
  2. 2
    politisch konservativ; recht
  3. 3
    derart, dass die betreffenden Eigenschaften im höchsten Maß vorhanden sind; echt, rechtmäßig
  4. 4
    90 Grad messend; recht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Řadicí páka se ovládá pravou rukou.
  2. Nové seskupení chce být pravým křídlem nynější vládní koalice.

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 "pravý"?
"pravý" is spelled P-R-A-V-Ý. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpraviː].
What does "pravý" mean?
As an adjective, "pravý" means: zu der Seite gehörig, auf der die Menschen das Herz nicht haben; recht
How do you pronounce "pravý"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pravý" is [ˈpraviː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pravý" come from?
"pravý" 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