zvlášť

[zvlaːʃc]

/[zvlaːʃc]/ adv

The verdict

“zvlášť” 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) - unterstreicht die Gültigkeit einer aufgestellten Behauptung; besonders, insbesondere

Corpus desk

Index DE-zvlast · zvlášť · German

zvlášť · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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.

Key facts for zvlášť
PropertyValue
Headwordzvlášť
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[zvlaːʃc]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zvlášť“ im Deutschen

zvlášťsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zvlášť is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [zvlaːʃc]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for zvlášť in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 zvlášť, spelled Z-V-L-Á-Š-Ť.

Definition

  1. 1
    unterstreicht die Gültigkeit einer aufgestellten Behauptung; besonders, insbesondere
  2. 2
    drückt eine getrennte Situation aus; extra, gesondert, separat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how zvlášť appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Zvlášť v nížinách očekáváme v noci mlhy.
  2. Děti se seřadily do dvojstupu, zvlášť chlapci a zvlášť dívky.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zvlášť"?
"zvlášť" is spelled Z-V-L-Á-Š-Ť. The IPA pronunciation is [zvlaːʃc].
What does "zvlášť" mean?
As an adverb, "zvlášť" means: unterstreicht die Gültigkeit einer aufgestellten Behauptung; besonders, insbesondere
How do you pronounce "zvlášť"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zvlášť" is [zvlaːʃc]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zvlášť" come from?
"zvlášť" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list