směr
[smɲɛr]
The verdict
“směr” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gedachte Linie, in welcher sich eine Bewegung abspielt; Richtung, Kurs, Fahrtrichtung
Corpus desk
Index DE-smer · směr · German
směr · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-0 0 vowels
- 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 | směr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [smɲɛr] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „směr“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
směr is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [smɲɛr]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for směr, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 směr, spelled S-M-Ě-R.
Definition
- 1gedachte Linie, in welcher sich eine Bewegung abspielt; Richtung, Kurs, Fahrtrichtung
- 2Zielrichtung; Richtung, Stil, Schwerpunkt, Orientierung, Ausrichtung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how směr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Převrácený kamion zablokoval dálnici D1 směrem na Prahu.
Aby cestující vždy seděli ve směru jízdy, jsou v japonských vlacích všechna sedadla automaticky otočná.
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.