defensiv
[defɛnˈziːf]
The verdict
“defensiv” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,675. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,675
- frequency rank, German
- 2,764
- “D” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so, dass ein Schutz vor einem Angriff erreicht wird; verteidigend
Corpus desk
Index DE-defensiv · defensiv · German
defensiv · rank #22,675 · 12 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #22,675
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,764
- PHOTO-FINISH Dani
Nearest frequency peer: Dani (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “defensiv”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- CP
CP
77,329 corpus weight
- Dani
Dani
77,327 corpus weight
- defensiv
defensiv
77,326 corpus weight
- Deggendorf
Deggendorf
77,325 corpus weight
- dekoriert
dekoriert
77,324 corpus weight
- derlei
derlei
77,323 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “defensiv” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | defensiv |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [defɛnˈziːf] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #22,675 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “defensiv” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around defensiv (IPA [defɛnˈziːf]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,675 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "so, dass ein Schutz vor einem Angriff erreicht wird; verteidigend".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for defensiv, with forms such as "ddefensiv", "deefnsiv", and "defenisv". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Defensive", "Defensiven", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is defensiv, spelled D-E-F-E-N-S-I-V.
Definition
- 1so, dass ein Schutz vor einem Angriff erreicht wird; verteidigend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how defensiv appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Deutsche Hockey-Bund hat das vom Weltverband eingeführte System mit nur fünf Akteuren wieder abgeschafft. Statt wie erhofft attraktiver seien die Spiele defensiver geworden, sagte DHB-Sportdirektor Heino Knuf im DLF.“
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddefensiv
- deefnsiv
- defenisv
- defennsiv
- defensivv
- defenssiv
- defensvi
- defesniv
- deffensiv
- defnesiv
- dfeensiv
- edfensiv
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of defensiv - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "defensiv", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "defensiv" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Defensive". View pair
- 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #22,675 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.