dativisch
[daˈtiːvɪʃ]
The verdict
“dativisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich auf den Dativ beziehend, im Dativ stehend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dativisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [daˈtiːvɪʃ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dativisch” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dativisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [daˈtiːvɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich auf den Dativ beziehend, im Dativ stehend".
No misspelling variants are generated for dativisch in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 dativisch, spelled D-A-T-I-V-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1sich auf den Dativ beziehend, im Dativ stehend
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.
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Using “dativisch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-A-T-I-V-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.