takový

[ˈtakɔviː]

/[ˈtakɔviː]/ pron

The verdict

“takový” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a pronoun. 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) - weist auf eine aus dem Zusammenhang erkennbare Eigenschaft von etwas oder jemanden hin; solcher, solch ein, so ein, derartig

Corpus desk

Index DE-takovy · takový · German

takový · 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 "T" 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 takový
PropertyValue
Headwordtakový
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPronoun
IPA[ˈtakɔviː]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „takový“ im Deutschen

takovýschafft 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

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

No misspelling variants are generated for takový in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 takový, spelled T-A-K-O-V-Ý.

Definition

  1. 1
    weist auf eine aus dem Zusammenhang erkennbare Eigenschaft von etwas oder jemanden hin; solcher, solch ein, so ein, derartig
  2. 2
    drückt eine außergewöhnliche Größe einer Eigenschaft, Qualität oder Ähnlichem aus; so ein, solcher
  3. 3
    weist auf etwas oder jemanden beispielhaft hin; dieser

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Takový míč bych taky chtěl.
  2. Nic takového jsem neřekla.

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 "takový"?
"takový" is spelled T-A-K-O-V-Ý. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtakɔviː].
What does "takový" mean?
As a pronoun, "takový" means: weist auf eine aus dem Zusammenhang erkennbare Eigenschaft von etwas oder jemanden hin; solcher, solch ein, so ein, derartig
How do you pronounce "takový"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "takový" is [ˈtakɔviː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "takový" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list