assoziativ

[asot͡si̯aˈtiːf]

/[asot͡si̯aˈtiːf]/ adj

The verdict

“assoziativ” is uncommon German (frequency #91,289 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,289
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf Assoziationen beruhend; Gedanken/Vorstellungen miteinander verbindend

Corpus desk

Index DE-assoziativ · assoziativ · German

assoziativ · rank #91,289 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,289
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aspartam

Nearest frequency peer: aspartam (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „assoziativ“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „assoziativ“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for assoziativ
PropertyValue
Headwordassoziativ
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[asot͡si̯aˈtiːf]
Letters10
Frequency rank#91,289
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „assoziativ“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).assoziativfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „aspartam“ (#91,288), „Assyrien“ (#91,290), „asexuell“ (#91,287). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „assoziativ“ bei #91,289. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

assoziativ is uncommon German at frequency #91,289 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [asot͡si̯aˈtiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for assoziativ, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is assoziativ, spelled A-S-S-O-Z-I-A-T-I-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf Assoziationen beruhend; Gedanken/Vorstellungen miteinander verbindend
  2. 2
    unabhängig von der Reihenfolge der Rechenoperationen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sie spricht über die eigene Sammelwut, scheinbar zufällig reiht sie ihre Fundstücke auf, ohne das konstruierende Prinzip zu verheimlichen, das noch dem assoziativsten Film zugrunde liegt.“
  2. Addition und Multiplikation sind im Gegensatz zu Subtraktion und Division assoziativ.

This word in other languages

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 "assoziativ"?
"assoziativ" is spelled A-S-S-O-Z-I-A-T-I-V. The IPA pronunciation is [asot͡si̯aˈtiːf].
What does "assoziativ" mean?
As an adjective, "assoziativ" means: auf Assoziationen beruhend; Gedanken/Vorstellungen miteinander verbindend
How do you pronounce "assoziativ"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "assoziativ" is [asot͡si̯aˈtiːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "assoziativ" come from?
"assoziativ" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list