aktiv

/[akˈtiːf]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,100

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

aktiv is anGermanadj. It means: in einer bestimmten Hinsicht tätig, engagiert Pronounced [akˈtiːf]. It ranks #1,100 in German word frequency. Often confused with artig and antik.

Key facts for aktiv
PropertyValue
Headwordaktiv
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[akˈtiːf]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,100
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of aktiv in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for aktiv is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [akˈtiːf]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,100 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for aktiv, with forms such as "akitv", "akktiv", and "aktivv". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "artig", "antik", "aktive", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is aktiv, spelled A-K-T-I-V, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    in einer bestimmten Hinsicht tätig, engagiert
  2. 2
    radioaktive Strahlen aussendend
  3. 3
    als Mitglied engagiert beteiligt
  4. 4
    in Betrieb befindlich
  5. 5
    im Aktiv befindlich (= Konjugationsformen des Verbs)
  6. 6
    vergleiche [4], aktiv genutzt, auf der aktiven Seite der Bestandskonten (zum Beispiel PKW oder Büromöbel)

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: akitv,akktiv,aktivv,akttiv,aktvi,atkiv,kativ

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for aktiv

Misspelling Variants of "aktiv"

akitv5akktiv6aktivv6akttiv6aktvi5atkiv5kativ5
Misspelling Variants of "aktiv"

Frequency rank: #1,100 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aktiv"?
"aktiv" is spelled A-K-T-I-V. The IPA pronunciation is [akˈtiːf].
What does "aktiv" mean?
As an adj, "aktiv" means: in einer bestimmten Hinsicht tätig, engagiert
What words are commonly confused with "aktiv"?
"aktiv" is commonly confused with "artig", "antik", "aktive". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aktiv"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aktiv" is [akˈtiːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aktiv" come from?
"aktiv" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.