administrativ

[atminɪstʁaˈtiːf]

/[atminɪstʁaˈtiːf]/ adj

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The verdict

“administrativ” is uncommon German (frequency #75,335 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,335
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Verwaltung betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-administrativ · administrativ · German

administrativ · rank #75,335 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,335
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH administrativ…

Nearest frequency peer: administrativer (+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 „administrativ“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for administrativ
PropertyValue
Headwordadministrativ
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[atminɪstʁaˈtiːf]
Letters13
Frequency rank#75,335
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „administrativ“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).administrativfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „administrativer“ (#75,336), „additional“ (#75,333), „affig“ (#75,337). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „administrativ“ bei #75,335. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

administrativ is uncommon German at frequency #75,335 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [atminɪstʁaˈtiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Verwaltung betreffend".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for administrativ, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is administrativ, spelled A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A-T-I-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Verwaltung betreffend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Organisation der Europäischen Union stellt hohe administrative Anforderungen.

Synonyms

behördlichverwaltend

This word in other languages

administrative(English)administrativo(Español)administratif(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 "administrativ"?
"administrativ" is spelled A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A-T-I-V. The IPA pronunciation is [atminɪstʁaˈtiːf].
What does "administrativ" mean?
As an adjective, "administrativ" means: die Verwaltung betreffend
How do you pronounce "administrativ"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "administrativ" is [atminɪstʁaˈtiːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "administrativ" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Anfangszeiten#75,350Anklagepunkte#75,355archäologisch#75,368Überdosierung#75,296

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list