špinavý
[ˈʃpɪnaviː]
The verdict
“špinavý” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Schmutz behaftet; schmutzig, dreckig, verschmutzt
Corpus desk
Index DE-spinavy · špinavý · German
špinavý · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- 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 | špinavý |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃpɪnaviː] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „špinavý“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
špinavý is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃpɪnaviː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
špinavý 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, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is špinavý, spelled Š-P-I-N-A-V-Ý.
Definition
- 1mit Schmutz behaftet; schmutzig, dreckig, verschmutzt
- 2dunkel-
- 3moralisch verwerflich/oder gänzlich illegal; schmutzig, dreckig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how špinavý appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mám špinavé boty a kalhoty, protože jsem byl v lese a uklouzl na bahnité cestě.
Hlavní důkaz proti pachateli byl nůž špinavý od krve nalezený v jeho batohu.
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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.