špatný
[ˈʃpatniː]
The verdict
“špatný” 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) - nicht richtig, fehlerhaft; schlecht, falsch
Corpus desk
Index DE-spatny · špatný · German
špatný · 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 "Š" 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 | špatný |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃpatniː] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „špatný“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
špatný is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃpatniː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for špatný in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is špatný, spelled Š-P-A-T-N-Ý.
Definition
- 1nicht richtig, fehlerhaft; schlecht, falsch
- 2moralisch gefährlich; übel, böse, schlecht
- 3von minderer Qualität; schlecht
- 4mit Nachteilen verbunden, ungünstig; schlecht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how špatný appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
To neodemkneme, vzal jsi špatný klíč.
Je to špatný člověk, nechci ho už vidět.
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.