# innovativ vs innovative

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### innovativ
*adjective · IPA [ɪnovaˈtiːf] · frequency rank #22,385*
Innovationen setzend; neuartig, verbessernd

### innovative
*adjective · IPA [ɪnovaˈtiːvə] · frequency rank #13,171*
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs innovativ

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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