tvrdý
[ˈtvr̩diː]
The verdict
“tvrdý” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine feste Konsistenz habend, kaum nachgebend
Corpus desk
Index DE-tvrdy · tvrdý · German
tvrdý · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-0 0 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tvrdý |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈtvr̩diː] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „tvrdý“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
tvrdý is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈtvr̩diː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tvrdý, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is tvrdý, spelled T-V-R-D-Ý.
Definition
- 1eine feste Konsistenz habend, kaum nachgebend
- 2eine hohe Stärke, Intensität habend
- 3kein Mitgefühl habend
- 4von Mühsal geprägt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tvrdý appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tvrdý sýr nemá měkké jádro.
Tvrdý alkohol podléhá základní 20% sazbě DPH.
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.