defensiv
German, adjective/ˈdeː.fɛnˌziːf/
defensiv is spelled D-E-F-E-N-S-I-V (8 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written German, the 22,661st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Defensiv is a German adjective meaning “defensive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “so, dass ein Schutz vor einem Angriff erreicht wird; verteidigend”.
What does defensiv mean in English?
adjective
- 1
defensive
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. so, dass ein Schutz vor einem Angriff erreicht wird; verteidigend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of defensiv
- defensiver masculine nominative singular
- am defensivsten superlative
- defensive feminine nominative singular
- defensives neuter nominative singular
- defensiven genitive masculine singular
- defensivem dative masculine singular
- der defensive definite includes-article masculine
- die defensive definite feminine includes-article
- das defensive definite includes-article neuter
- die defensiven definite includes-article nominative
- des defensiven definite genitive includes-article
- der defensiven definite feminine genitive
- dem defensiven dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce defensiv?
- /ˈdeː.fɛnˌziːf/
- standard /ˌde(ː).fɛnˈziːf/
- /ˈdɛ.fɛnˌziːf/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to defensiv
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is defensiv in German?
defensiv appears 2.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).