příběh
[ˈpr̝̊iːbjɛx]
The verdict
“příběh” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Schilderung eines tatsächlichen oder erdachten Ereignisses; Geschichte, Begebenheit, Story
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | příběh |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpr̝̊iːbjɛx] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “příběh” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for příběh is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpr̝̊iːbjɛx]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Schilderung eines tatsächlichen oder erdachten Ereignisses; Geschichte, Begebenheit, Story".
No misspelling variants are generated for příběh in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is příběh, spelled P-Ř-Í-B-Ě-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1Schilderung eines tatsächlichen oder erdachten Ereignisses; Geschichte, Begebenheit, Story
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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.
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Using “příběh”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-Ř-Í-B-Ě-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpr̝̊iːbjɛx] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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