protivník
[ˈprɔcɪvɲiːk]
The verdict
“protivník” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person oder Institution/Organisation, die gegenteilige Interessen verfolgt; Gegner, Widersacher, Feind
Corpus desk
Index DE-protivnik · protivník · German
protivník · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | protivník |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈprɔcɪvɲiːk] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „protivník“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
protivník is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈprɔcɪvɲiːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for protivník, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is protivník, spelled P-R-O-T-I-V-N-Í-K.
Definition
- 1Person oder Institution/Organisation, die gegenteilige Interessen verfolgt; Gegner, Widersacher, Feind
- 2Person oder Personengruppe, gegen die jemand einen sportlichen Wettkampf führt; Gegner, Konkurrent, Gegenspieler
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how protivník appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Pokud nás historie něco naučila, pak že nejnebezpečnějšího nepřítele představují infekční nemoci: Nezastaví je sebelepší obrana a dokážou napáchat větší škody než kdejaká přírodní katastrofa či nejschopnější protivník.“
Oba týmy čekaly na chybu protivníka a tak moc šancí v druhé třetině nebylo.
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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.