conservative

[kənˈsɜːvətɪv]

/[kənˈsɜːvətɪv]/ adj

The verdict

“conservative” is uncommon German (frequency #65,089 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,089
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Änderungen abgeneigt

Corpus desk

Index DE-conservative · conservative · German

conservative · rank #65,089 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,089
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Connery

Nearest frequency peer: Connery (-2 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 „conservative“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for conservative
PropertyValue
Headwordconservative
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kənˈsɜːvətɪv]
Letters12
Frequency rank#65,089
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „conservative“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).conservativefällt 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: „Connery“ (#65,087), „Collie“ (#65,085), „cuisine“ (#65,094). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „conservative“ bei #65,089. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

conservative is uncommon German at frequency #65,089 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kənˈsɜːvətɪv]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Änderungen abgeneigt".

No misspelling variants are generated for conservative in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is conservative, spelled C-O-N-S-E-R-V-A-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Änderungen abgeneigt

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 "conservative"?
"conservative" is spelled C-O-N-S-E-R-V-A-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kənˈsɜːvətɪv].
What does "conservative" mean?
As an adjective, "conservative" means: Änderungen abgeneigt
How do you pronounce "conservative"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "conservative" is [kənˈsɜːvətɪv]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list