aggressiv

[aɡʁɛˈsiːf]

/[aɡʁɛˈsiːf]/ adj

The verdict

“aggressiv” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,003. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,003
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - angriffslustig und gewaltbereit

Corpus desk

Index DE-aggressiv · aggressiv · German

aggressiv · rank #7,003 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,003
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH absoluter

Nearest frequency peer: absoluter (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „aggressiv“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „aggressiv“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

aggressiv vs aggressive
90% similar
aggressiv vs aggressiven
82% similar
aggressiv vs aggressiver
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for aggressiv
PropertyValue
Headwordaggressiv
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[aɡʁɛˈsiːf]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,003
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „aggressiv“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).aggressivliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „absoluter“ (#7,002), „Ankündigung“ (#7,004), „about“ (#7,001). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aggressiv“ bei #7,003. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around aggressiv (IPA [aɡʁɛˈsiːf]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,003 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "angriffslustig und gewaltbereit".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for aggressiv, with forms such as "aggerssiv", "aggresisv", and "aggresiv". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "aggressive", "aggressiven", "aggressiver", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is aggressiv, spelled A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    angriffslustig und gewaltbereit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ihr aggressives Verhalten war auffällig.
  2. „Er wurde in dieser Zeit noch einsamer und er wurde immer aggressiver, denn seine Angst wuchs.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aggerssiv
  • aggresisv
  • aggresiv
  • aggressivv
  • aggressvi
  • aggreßiv
  • aggrressiv
  • aggrsesiv
  • agressiv
  • agrgessiv
  • gagressiv

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aggressiv - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aggerssiv2aggresisv2aggresiv1aggressivv1aggressvi2aggreßiv2aggrressiv1aggrsesiv2
Edit distance from "aggressiv"

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 "aggressiv"?
"aggressiv" is spelled A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V. The IPA pronunciation is [aɡʁɛˈsiːf].
What does "aggressiv" mean?
As an adjective, "aggressiv" means: angriffslustig und gewaltbereit
What words are commonly confused with "aggressiv"?
"aggressiv" is commonly confused with "aggressive", "aggressiven", "aggressiver". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aggressiv"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aggressiv" is [aɡʁɛˈsiːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aggressiv" come from?
"aggressiv" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list