přímý

[ˈpr̝̊iːmiː]

/[ˈpr̝̊iːmiː]/ adj

The verdict

“přímý” 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) - die Form einer Geraden habend, auf dem kürzesten Weg; gerade, direkt

Corpus desk

Index DE-primy · přímý · German

přímý · 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 přímý
PropertyValue
Headwordpřímý
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈpr̝̊iːmiː]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „přímý“ im Deutschen

přímýsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

přímý is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpr̝̊iːmiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for přímý, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is přímý, spelled P-Ř-Í-M-Ý.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Form einer Geraden habend, auf dem kürzesten Weg; gerade, direkt
  2. 2
    in einer Beziehung stehend, die keiner Vermittlung bedarf; direkt
  3. 3
    gewohnt, offen und ohne Umschweife seine Meinung kundzutun; gerade, aufrecht, direkt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nejpřímější cesta do města vede skrz lesík po jeho pravici.
  2. Vzdálenost do Berlína přímou čarou je přes tisíc kilometrů.

Synonyms

rovnýpřímočarýbezprostřednínezprostředkovanýotevřenýupřímný

Antonyms

křivýzakřivenýklikatýzprostředkovanýnepřímýzáludnýneupřímnýfalešný

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 "přímý"?
"přímý" is spelled P-Ř-Í-M-Ý. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpr̝̊iːmiː].
What does "přímý" mean?
As an adjective, "přímý" means: die Form einer Geraden habend, auf dem kürzesten Weg; gerade, direkt
How do you pronounce "přímý"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "přímý" is [ˈpr̝̊iːmiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "přímý" come from?
"přímý" 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