správný

[ˈspraːvniː]

/[ˈspraːvniː]/ adj

The verdict

“správný” 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) - die Wirklichkeit ausdrückend, der Wirklichkeit entsprechend; richtig, recht, korrekt

Corpus desk

Index DE-spravny · správný · German

správný · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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 správný
PropertyValue
Headwordsprávný
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈspraːvniː]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „správný“ im Deutschen

správnýliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

správný is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈspraːvniː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for správný, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is správný, spelled S-P-R-Á-V-N-Ý.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Wirklichkeit ausdrückend, der Wirklichkeit entsprechend; richtig, recht, korrekt
  2. 2
    der jeweiligen Situation entsprechend; richtig, recht, korrekt
  3. 3
    die entsprechenden Eigenschaften habend, Eigenschaften (beim Menschen) so wie sie sein sollen; richtig, recht, korrekt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Za každou správnou odpověď si počítejte jeden bod.
  2. Na tapetování především potřebujeme správné pomůcky.

Synonyms

přesnýnáležitýpatřičnývhodnýdobrý

Antonyms

nevhodný

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 "správný"?
"správný" is spelled S-P-R-Á-V-N-Ý. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈspraːvniː].
What does "správný" mean?
As an adjective, "správný" means: die Wirklichkeit ausdrückend, der Wirklichkeit entsprechend; richtig, recht, korrekt
How do you pronounce "správný"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "správný" is [ˈspraːvniː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "správný" come from?
"správný" 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