základ
[ˈzaːklat]
The verdict
“základ” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Bauwesen, meist nur Plural: zuunterst meist im Boden liegender Teil eines Bauwerks; Fundament, Unterbau, Gründung
Corpus desk
Index DE-zaklad · základ · German
základ · 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 "Z" 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 | základ |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzaːklat] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „základ“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
základ is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaːklat]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for základ in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 základ, spelled Z-Á-K-L-A-D.
Definition
- 1Bauwesen, meist nur Plural: zuunterst meist im Boden liegender Teil eines Bauwerks; Fundament, Unterbau, Gründung
- 2wichtigster Teil; Grundlage, Basis
- 3grundlegende Eigenschaft eines Menschen; Wesen, Basis
- 4Grundlage, an welche angeknüpft wird; Grund, Grundlage, Basis
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how základ appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Už se začaly dělat základy pro parkovací dům.
Popsali fyzikální základy světla.
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.