vážný

[ˈvaːʒɲiː]

/[ˈvaːʒɲiː]/ adj

The verdict

“vážný” 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) - charakterlich keine Freude zeigend, an keinem Spaß teilhabend; ernst

Corpus desk

Index DE-vazny · vážný · German

vážný · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" 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 vážný
PropertyValue
Headwordvážný
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvaːʒɲiː]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vážný“ im Deutschen

vážnýsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

vážný is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvaːʒɲiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vážný, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is vážný, spelled V-Á-Ž-N-Ý.

Definition

  1. 1
    charakterlich keine Freude zeigend, an keinem Spaß teilhabend; ernst
  2. 2
    Befürchtungen erweckend oder folgenschwer seiend; ernst, ernsthaft, schwer, gravierend
  3. 3
    auf eine seriöse, wirkliche Auffassung von etwas hinweisend; ernst, seriös, ernsthaft
  4. 4
    große Bedeutung habend; ernst

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je vážné povahy, ale nechybí mu smysl pro humor.
  2. Tradičně vysoká nezaměstnanost Itálie, daná dlouhodobou vážnou situací jejího jihu, ukazuje na vážné ekonomické problémy.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vážný"?
"vážný" is spelled V-Á-Ž-N-Ý. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaːʒɲiː].
What does "vážný" mean?
As an adjective, "vážný" means: charakterlich keine Freude zeigend, an keinem Spaß teilhabend; ernst
How do you pronounce "vážný"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vážný" is [ˈvaːʒɲiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vážný" come from?
"vážný" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list