administrativ

[atminɪstʁaˈtiːf]

/[atminɪstʁaˈtiːf]/ adj

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The verdict

“administrativ” is an uncommon German word, ranked #75,335 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#75,335
frequency rank, German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Verwaltung betreffend

Key facts for administrativ
PropertyValue
Headwordadministrativ
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[atminɪstʁaˈtiːf]
Letters13
Frequency rank#75,335
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “administrativ” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). administrativ lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for administrativ is 13 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [atminɪstʁaˈtiːf]. Corpus data places it at rank #75,335 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

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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Using “administrativ”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A-T-I-V - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [atminɪstʁaˈtiːf] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list