slepý
[ˈslɛpiː]
The verdict
“slepý” 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) - des Sehens nicht fähig; blind
Corpus desk
Index DE-slepy · slepý · German
slepý · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | slepý |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈslɛpiː] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „slepý“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
slepý is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈslɛpiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for slepý in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is slepý, spelled S-L-E-P-Ý.
Definition
- 1des Sehens nicht fähig; blind
- 2an einem Ende verschlossen, ohne Fortsetzung; blind, tot, Blind-
- 3nicht der Kontrolle durch den Verstand unterliegend, unbesonnen; blind
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how slepý appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Poslyšte poslední starou pověst a její proroctví, jež pověděl slepý mládenec králi Karlovi žehnané paměti.“
„Ve skupině starobyle a neprakticky, ale za to tím zajímavěji stavěných domů, skrývala se slepá ulička, jejíž chudé byty svými výpary odpuzovaly od nahlédnutí do prostých interieurů zajímavého obyvatelstva.“
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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.