příčina
[ˈpr̝̊iːt͡ʃɪna]
The verdict
“příčina” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas, was einem Zustand oder Geschehen vorausgegangen ist und die Änderung zum jetzigen Zustand oder Geschehen bewirkt hat; Ursache
Corpus desk
Index DE-pricina · příčina · German
příčina · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | příčina |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpr̝̊iːt͡ʃɪna] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „příčina“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
příčina is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpr̝̊iːt͡ʃɪna]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for příčina in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is příčina, spelled P-Ř-Í-Č-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1etwas, was einem Zustand oder Geschehen vorausgegangen ist und die Änderung zum jetzigen Zustand oder Geschehen bewirkt hat; Ursache
- 2die Motivation für eine Handlung; Grund
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how příčina appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hlavní příčina dopravních nehod motorových vozidel je nepřizpůsobení rychlosti.
„Můžeme se cítit šťastní nebo nešťastní bez zevní příčiny, pouze z moci své vlastní vůle.“
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.