affektive

Name: affektive, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[afɛkˈtiːvə]

/[afɛkˈtiːvə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“affektive” is uncommon German (frequency #89,916 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,916
frequency rank, German: 113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs affektiv

Key facts for affektive
Property	Value
Headword	affektive
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[afɛkˈtiːvə]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#89,916
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “affektive” 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). affektive lands here:

#89,916

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

affektive is uncommon German at frequency #89,916 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [afɛkˈtiːvə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for affektive, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is affektive, spelled A-F-F-E-K-T-I-V-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs affektiv
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs affektiv
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs affektiv
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Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs affektiv
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs affektiv
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Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs affektiv
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs affektiv
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs affektiv
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Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs affektiv

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 "affektive"?

"affektive" is spelled A-F-F-E-K-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [afɛkˈtiːvə].

What does "affektive" mean?

As an adjective, "affektive" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs affektiv

How do you pronounce "affektive"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "affektive" is [afɛkˈtiːvə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "affektive" come from?

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Using “affektive”

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

The one correct German spelling is A-F-F-E-K-T-I-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [afɛkˈtiːvə] (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.