# negative vs negativen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### negative
*adjective · IPA [ˈneːɡatiːvə] · frequency rank #3,985*
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs negativ

### negativen
*adjective · IPA [ˈneːɡatiːvn̩] · frequency rank #4,724*
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs negativ

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/negative-vs-negativen