alternativ
German, adjective[ˌaltɛʁnaˈtiːf]
alternativ is spelled A-L-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-V (10 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written German, the 6,162nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alternativ is a German adjective meaning “alternative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine weitere Möglichkeit darstellend”.
What does alternativ mean in English?
adjective
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alternative
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. eine weitere Möglichkeit darstellend 2. einer anderen Einstellung als der Mehrheit folgend 3. umweltfreundlicher als üblich
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of alternativ
- alternativer masculine nominative singular
- am alternativsten superlative
- alternative feminine nominative singular
- alternatives neuter nominative singular
- alternativen genitive masculine singular
- alternativem dative masculine singular
- der alternative definite includes-article masculine
- die alternative definite feminine includes-article
- das alternative definite includes-article neuter
- die alternativen definite includes-article nominative
- des alternativen definite genitive includes-article
- der alternativen definite feminine genitive
- dem alternativen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alternativ?
- [ˌaltɛʁnaˈtiːf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to alternativ
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is alternativ in German?
alternativ appears 12 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).