# Progression vs progressive

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Progression
*noun · IPA [pʁoɡʁɛˈsi̯oːn] · frequency rank #25,715*
Zunahme, Steigerung, Fortschreiten

### progressive
*adjective · IPA [pʁoɡʁɛˈsiːvə] · frequency rank #13,670*
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs progressiv

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