slavný
[ˈslavniː]
The verdict
“slavný” 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) - wegen besonderer Leistungen bei vielen bekannt; berühmt, ruhmvoll
Corpus desk
Index DE-slavny · slavný · German
slavný · 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 "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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | slavný |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈslavniː] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „slavný“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
slavný is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈslavniː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for slavný, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is slavný, spelled S-L-A-V-N-Ý.
Definition
- 1wegen besonderer Leistungen bei vielen bekannt; berühmt, ruhmvoll
- 2in ernster und würdiger Form; feierlich, festlich
- 3viel besser als der Durchschnitt; glänzend, hervorragend, berühmt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how slavný appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je to animovaný film s hlasy slavných herců.
Připravili jsme jim slavné uvítání.
Synonyms
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.