attraktive

[atʁakˈtiːvə]

/[atʁakˈtiːvə]/ adj

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The verdict

“attraktive” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,808. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,808
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs attraktiv

Corpus desk

Index DE-attraktive · attraktive · German

attraktive · rank #10,808 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,808
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Attentat

Nearest frequency peer: Attentat (-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 „attraktive“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „attraktive“ 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).

attraktive vs attraktiver
91% similar
attraktive vs attraktiven
91% similar
attraktive vs attraktives
91% similar

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

Key facts for attraktive
PropertyValue
Headwordattraktive
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[atʁakˈtiːvə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#10,808
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „attraktive“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.attraktiveliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Attentat“ (#10,807), „Aufteilung“ (#10,809), „Atom“ (#10,806). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „attraktive“ bei #10,808. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around attraktive (IPA [atʁakˈtiːvə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,808 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for attraktive, with forms such as "atraktive", "atrtaktive", and "attarktive". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "attraktiver", "attraktiven", "attraktives", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 attraktive, spelled A-T-T-R-A-K-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs attraktiv
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs attraktiv
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs attraktiv
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs attraktiv
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs attraktiv
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs attraktiv
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs attraktiv
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs attraktiv
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs attraktiv
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs attraktiv
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs attraktiv

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atraktive
  • atrtaktive
  • attarktive
  • attrakitve
  • attrakktive
  • attraktiev
  • attraktivve
  • attrakttive
  • attraktvie
  • attratkive
  • attrkative
  • attrraktive
  • tatraktive

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of attraktive - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

atraktive1atrtaktive2attarktive2attrakitve2attrakktive1attraktiev2attraktivve1attrakttive1
Edit distance from "attraktive"

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 "attraktive"?
"attraktive" is spelled A-T-T-R-A-K-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [atʁakˈtiːvə].
What does "attraktive" mean?
As an adjective, "attraktive" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs attraktiv
What words are commonly confused with "attraktive"?
"attraktive" is commonly confused with "attraktiver", "attraktiven", "attraktives". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "attraktive"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "attraktive" is [atʁakˈtiːvə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "attraktive" come from?
"attraktive" 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 "attraktive", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Aufteilung#10,809ausgemacht#10,811Annäherung#10,804anderthalb#10,802

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Bauernhof13 variantsandauernd13 variantsbedeutend13 variantsbeurteilt13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list