soutěž

[ˈsɔʊ̯cɛʃ]

/[ˈsɔʊ̯cɛʃ]/ noun

The verdict

“soutěž” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Veranstaltung, bei der sich die Teilnehmer in einer bestimmten Disziplin miteinander messen

Corpus desk

Index DE-soutez · soutěž · German

soutěž · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 soutěž
PropertyValue
Headwordsoutěž
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsɔʊ̯cɛʃ]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „soutěž“ im Deutschen

soutěžschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

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

soutěž has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 soutěž, spelled S-O-U-T-Ě-Ž.

Definition

  1. 1
    Veranstaltung, bei der sich die Teilnehmer in einer bestimmten Disziplin miteinander messen
  2. 2
    Wettbewerb unter Marktteilnehmern

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Účastnil se soutěže.

Synonyms

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 "soutěž"?
"soutěž" is spelled S-O-U-T-Ě-Ž. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsɔʊ̯cɛʃ].
What does "soutěž" mean?
As a noun, "soutěž" means: Veranstaltung, bei der sich die Teilnehmer in einer bestimmten Disziplin miteinander messen
How do you pronounce "soutěž"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soutěž" is [ˈsɔʊ̯cɛʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soutěž" come from?
"soutěž" 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