slabý

[ˈslabiː]

/[ˈslabiː]/ adj

The verdict

“slabý” 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) - nur über eine kleine, unzureichende physische Kraft verfügend; schwach

Corpus desk

Index DE-slaby · slabý · German

slabý · 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 "S" 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 slabý
PropertyValue
Headwordslabý
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈslabiː]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „slabý“ im Deutschen

slabýsitzt 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

slabý is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈslabiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for slabý, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 slabý, spelled S-L-A-B-Ý.

Definition

  1. 1
    nur über eine kleine, unzureichende physische Kraft verfügend; schwach
  2. 2
    klein, was die Menge, den Umfang, die Anzahl betrifft; schwach, spärlich
  3. 3
    nicht intensiv genug; schwach, leicht
  4. 4
    nicht ausreichend genug; schwach
  5. 5
    qualitativ nicht ausreichend; schwach
  6. 6
    zu wenig energisch, zu nachgiebig; schwach

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. V rámci přirozeného výběru slabé organismy podléhají silnějším.
  2. Sotva přišel domů, snažil se ženě vysvětlit svůj slabý výdělek, ale žena příliš nadšení neprojevovala.

Synonyms

chabýnemohoucívetchýneodolnýneduživýskromnýchabýmizernýskoupýskrovnýmdlýnevýraznýtichýtlumenýchatrnýchabýpodprůměrnýtuctovýnepřesvědčivýchabýpoddajný

Antonyms

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 "slabý"?
"slabý" is spelled S-L-A-B-Ý. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈslabiː].
What does "slabý" mean?
As an adjective, "slabý" means: nur über eine kleine, unzureichende physische Kraft verfügend; schwach
How do you pronounce "slabý"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "slabý" is [ˈslabiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "slabý" come from?
"slabý" 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