zlý
[zliː]
The verdict
“zlý” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - ein Widersacher Gottes; Teufel
Corpus desk
Index DE-zly · zlý · German
zlý · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-0 0 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 | zlý |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zliː] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zlý“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zlý is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zliː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Widersacher Gottes; Teufel".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zlý, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is zlý, spelled Z-L-Ý.
Definition
- 1ein Widersacher Gottes; Teufel
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zlý appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pánbůh s námi a zlý pryč!
Synonyms
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.