přísný
[ˈpr̝iːsniː]
The verdict
“přísný” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - keine Nachsicht erweisend, konsequent überwachend; streng, hart
Corpus desk
Index DE-prisny · přísný · German
přísný · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | přísný |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈpr̝iːsniː] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „přísný“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
přísný is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpr̝iːsniː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
přísný has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is přísný, spelled P-Ř-Í-S-N-Ý.
Definition
- 1keine Nachsicht erweisend, konsequent überwachend; streng, hart
- 2keine Ausnahme, Abweichung zulassend; streng, hart, strikt, rigoros
- 3unerfreulich wirkend; streng, hart, ernst
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how přísný appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Přísnost má někdy svůj smysl a často od žáků slýchám, že mají přísného učitele, který je ale spravedlivý.
Oba partneři se zavazují zachovávat přísnou mlčenlivost o podmínkách smlouvy vůči třetím osobám.
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.