Dativ

[ˈdaːtiːf]

/[ˈdaːtiːf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dativ” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,674. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,674
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wem-Fall, (im Deutschen und Lateinischen) 3. Fall (Kasus)

Corpus desk

Index DE-dativ · Dativ · German

Dativ · rank #27,674 · 7 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,674
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Darts

Nearest frequency peer: Darts (-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 „Dativ“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Dativ“ 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).

Dativ vs div
40% similar
Dativ vs dato
40% similar
Dativ vs David
60% similar

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

Key facts for Dativ
PropertyValue
HeadwordDativ
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdaːtiːf]
Letters5
Frequency rank#27,674
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Dativ“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Dativliegt 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: „Darts“ (#27,673), „Dekade“ (#27,675), „Delmenhorst“ (#27,676). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dativ“ bei #27,674. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Dativ (IPA [ˈdaːtiːf]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,674 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Wem-Fall, (im Deutschen und Lateinischen) 3. Fall (Kasus)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dativ, with forms such as "adtiv", "daitv", and "dativv". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "div", "dato", "David", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Dativ, spelled D-A-T-I-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wem-Fall, (im Deutschen und Lateinischen) 3. Fall (Kasus)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Dativ stehen im Satz oft Personen, denen geholfen wird: "Dem Manne kann geholfen werden."
  2. „Was Holländer mit dem deutschen Dativ haben, ist mir schleierhaft.“

Synonyms

WemfallWem-FallGebefall

Antonyms

NominativGenitivAkkusativVokativAblativInstrumentalLokativWerfallWesfallWenfallWomitfallInstrumentalRuffallVokativNehmfallAblativOrtsfallLokativNennendungNennfallNominativHerkunftsfallZeugefallGenitivKlageendungKlagefallAkkusativ

This word in other languages

dative(English)dativo(Español)datif(Français)dativo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adtiv
  • daitv
  • dativv
  • dattiv
  • datvi
  • ddativ
  • dtaiv

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dativ - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

adtiv2daitv2dativv1dattiv1datvi2ddativ1dtaiv2
Edit distance from "Dativ"

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 "Dativ"?
"Dativ" is spelled D-A-T-I-V. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdaːtiːf].
What does "Dativ" mean?
As a noun, "Dativ" means: Wem-Fall, (im Deutschen und Lateinischen) 3. Fall (Kasus)
What words are commonly confused with "Dativ"?
"Dativ" is commonly confused with "div", "dato", "David". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dativ"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dativ" is [ˈdaːtiːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dativ" come from?
"Dativ" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Darts#27,673Dachs#27,671cause#27,663Casey#27,662

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

build7 variantshasste7 variantsHirte7 variantsJüdin7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list