additiv

[ˌadiˈtiːf]

/[ˌadiˈtiːf]/ adj

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The verdict

“additiv” is uncommon German (frequency #77,637 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,637
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf Addition beruhend oder bezogen

Corpus desk

Index DE-additiv · additiv · German

additiv · rank #77,637 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,637
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Achilleus

Nearest frequency peer: Achilleus (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „additiv“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „additiv“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for additiv
PropertyValue
Headwordadditiv
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌadiˈtiːf]
Letters7
Frequency rank#77,637
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „additiv“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.additivfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Achilleus“ (#77,636), „adäquates“ (#77,638), „Accra“ (#77,635). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „additiv“ bei #77,637. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

additiv is uncommon German at frequency #77,637 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌadiˈtiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

additiv doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is additiv, spelled A-D-D-I-T-I-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf Addition beruhend oder bezogen
  2. 2
    durch Addition hinzukommend
  3. 3
    hinzufügend, aneinander reihend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. eine additive kommutative Gruppe, eine additive Funktion
  2. Diese Reportage ist das additive Resultat aller zusammengetragenen Fakten.

Synonyms

anreihendergänzend

Antonyms

multiplikativsubtraktivsubstitutivkomplementär

This word in other languages

additive(English)additif(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "additiv"?
"additiv" is spelled A-D-D-I-T-I-V. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌadiˈtiːf].
What does "additiv" mean?
As an adjective, "additiv" means: auf Addition beruhend oder bezogen
How do you pronounce "additiv"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "additiv" is [ˌadiˈtiːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "additiv" come from?
"additiv" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "additiv", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Aerosol#77,639abzutun#77,633abnorme#77,626ankotzt#77,667

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list