approximativ
[apʁɔksimaˈtiːf]
The verdict
“approximativ” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - annäherungsweise, nur in der Annäherung
Corpus desk
Index DE-approximativ · approximativ · German
approximativ · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | approximativ |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [apʁɔksimaˈtiːf] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „approximativ“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
approximativ is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [apʁɔksimaˈtiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "annäherungsweise, nur in der Annäherung".
Zero misspellings are on record for approximativ in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is approximativ, spelled A-P-P-R-O-X-I-M-A-T-I-V.
Definition
- 1annäherungsweise, nur in der Annäherung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how approximativ appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Entfernung können wir einstweilen nur approximativ bestimmen.
„Es handelt sich offenbar um approximative und ungesicherte Schätzungen; aber die Größenordnungen und Gesamtentwicklungen können als tragfähig gelten.“
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.