současný

[ˈsɔʊ̯t͡ʃasniː]

/[ˈsɔʊ̯t͡ʃasniː]/ adj

The verdict

“současný” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zur gleichen Zeit wie etwas anderes ablaufend, vorkommend, existierend; gleichzeitig

Corpus desk

Index DE-soucasny · současný · German

současný · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for současný
PropertyValue
Headwordsoučasný
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈsɔʊ̯t͡ʃasniː]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „současný“ im Deutschen

současnýsitzt 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

současný is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈsɔʊ̯t͡ʃasniː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for současný in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 současný, spelled S-O-U-Č-A-S-N-Ý.

Definition

  1. 1
    zur gleichen Zeit wie etwas anderes ablaufend, vorkommend, existierend; gleichzeitig
  2. 2
    in der heutigen Zeit ablaufend, vorkommend, existierend; gegenwärtig, Gegenwarts-

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Viděli jsme současný start dvou letadel.
  2. V galerii je výstava současného umění.

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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 "současný"?
"současný" is spelled S-O-U-Č-A-S-N-Ý. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsɔʊ̯t͡ʃasniː].
What does "současný" mean?
As an adjective, "současný" means: zur gleichen Zeit wie etwas anderes ablaufend, vorkommend, existierend; gleichzeitig
How do you pronounce "současný"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "současný" is [ˈsɔʊ̯t͡ʃasniː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "současný" come from?
"současný" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list