zvláštní

[ˈzvlaːʃtɲiː]

/[ˈzvlaːʃtɲiː]/ adj

The verdict

“zvláštní” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine unübliche, nicht der Norm oder dem Durchschnitt entsprechende Eigenschaft habend; sonderbar, seltsam, merkwürdig

Corpus desk

Index DE-zvlastni · zvláštní · German

zvláštní · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for zvláštní
PropertyValue
Headwordzvláštní
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzvlaːʃtɲiː]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zvláštní“ im Deutschen

zvláštníschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

zvláštní is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzvlaːʃtɲiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zvláštní, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is zvláštní, spelled Z-V-L-Á-Š-T-N-Í.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine unübliche, nicht der Norm oder dem Durchschnitt entsprechende Eigenschaft habend; sonderbar, seltsam, merkwürdig
  2. 2
    eine individuelle Eigenschaft aufweisend, einen ganz bestimmten Charakter habend, einem ganz bestimmten Ziel dienend; Sonder-, besonder
  3. 3
    nicht gemeinsam, getrennt, eigenständig; separat, extra

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Můj soused je zvláštní člověk; za každého počasí chodí s deštníkem.
  2. Dráhy kvůli zítřejšímu sportovnímu zápasu vypraví několik zvláštních vlakových spojů.

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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 "zvláštní"?
"zvláštní" is spelled Z-V-L-Á-Š-T-N-Í. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzvlaːʃtɲiː].
What does "zvláštní" mean?
As an adjective, "zvláštní" means: eine unübliche, nicht der Norm oder dem Durchschnitt entsprechende Eigenschaft habend; sonderbar, seltsam, merkwürdig
How do you pronounce "zvláštní"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zvláštní" is [ˈzvlaːʃtɲiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zvláštní" come from?
"zvláštní" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list