život
[ˈʒɪvɔt]
The verdict
“život” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - einen Organismus charakterisierende Erscheinungsform; Leben
Corpus desk
Index DE-zivot · život · German
život · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ž" 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 | život |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʒɪvɔt] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „život“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
život is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʒɪvɔt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for život in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is život, spelled Ž-I-V-O-T.
Definition
- 1einen Organismus charakterisierende Erscheinungsform; Leben
- 2menschliche Existenz; Leben
- 3Zeitraum zwischen Geburt und Tod; Leben
- 4Art wie der Mensch lebt; Leben
- 5Lebensdauer einer Sache; Leben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how život appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Život na zemi vznikl už dávno.
Obětoval pro ni svůj život.
Antonyms
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.