tuhý
[ˈtʊɦiː]
The verdict
“tuhý” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich durch Festigkeit, Kohäsion, Erhaltung der Form auszeichnend; fest, steif, zäh, hart
Corpus desk
Index DE-tuhy · tuhý · German
tuhý · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tuhý |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈtʊɦiː] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „tuhý“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
tuhý is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈtʊɦiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for tuhý in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is tuhý, spelled T-U-H-Ý.
Definition
- 1sich durch Festigkeit, Kohäsion, Erhaltung der Form auszeichnend; fest, steif, zäh, hart
- 2Gefahr, Ansturm, Widrigkeiten abwendend; zäh
- 3intensiv, schwer zusetzend; streng, hart, straff
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tuhý appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Od příštího roku nebude možné provozovat kotle na tuhá paliva, které nevyhovují přísnějším emisním normám.
Naše kočka má tuhý život.
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.