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“aggressiv” and “aggressive” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,003
- “aggressiv” frequency rank
- #14,228
- “aggressive” frequency rank
- 21231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aggressiv | aggressive |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | angriffslustig und gewaltbereit | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aggressiv |
Where the eye mixes aggressiv and aggressive
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: aggressiv vs aggressive
A purely visual mix-up. aggressiv ([aɡʁɛˈsiːf]) and aggressive ([aɡʁɛˈsiːvə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “aggressiv” sits inside “aggressive”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aggressiv is recorded at frequency rank #7,003, classified as anadj, pronounced [aɡʁɛˈsiːf]. aggressive is at rank #14,228, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aɡʁɛˈsiːvə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 21231, this pair ranks #1,888,737 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aggressiv vs aggressive
Shared letters: aegirsv. Private to "aggressiv": -. Private to "aggressive": -.
"aggressiv" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "aggressive" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aggressiv ← aggerssiv · aggresisv · aggresiv · aggressivv · aggressvi · aggreßiv · aggrressiv · aggrsesiv
- aggressive ← aggerssive · aggresisve · aggresive · aggressiev · aggressivve · aggressvie · aggreßive · aggrressive
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aggressiv" and "aggressive" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aggressiv" or "aggressive"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aggressiv" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aggressive" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,888,737 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aggressiv" and "aggressive" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aggressive vs aggressives". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,888,737 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.