zřídka
[ˈzr̝iːtka]
The verdict
“zřídka” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. 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) - nur in einer geringen Zahl der Fälle; selten, kaum
Corpus desk
Index DE-zridka · zřídka · German
zřídka · 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 | zřídka |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈzr̝iːtka] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zřídka“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zřídka is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈzr̝iːtka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nur in einer geringen Zahl der Fälle; selten, kaum".
Zero misspellings are on record for zřídka in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 zřídka, spelled Z-Ř-Í-D-K-A.
Definition
- 1nur in einer geringen Zahl der Fälle; selten, kaum
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zřídka appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jen zřídka chodí do školy včas.
Nehody spojené se stržením trakčního vedení se podle Správy železnic neodehrávají zřídka.
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Antonyms
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.