već

[ˈvɛt͡ɕ]

/[ˈvɛt͡ɕ]/ conj

The verdict

“već” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a conjunction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sondern

Corpus desk

Index DE-vec · već · German

već · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 3 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 već
PropertyValue
Headwordveć
LanguageGerman
Part of speechConjunction
IPA[ˈvɛt͡ɕ]
Letters3
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „već“ im Deutschen

većliegt 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

već is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed [ˈvɛt͡ɕ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sondern".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for već, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is već, spelled V-E-Ć.

Definition

  1. 1
    sondern

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 "već"?
"već" is spelled V-E-Ć. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛt͡ɕ].
What does "već" mean?
As a conjunction, "već" means: sondern
How do you pronounce "već"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "već" is [ˈvɛt͡ɕ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "već" come from?
"već" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list