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definitiv

German, adjective/definiˈtiːf/

definitiv is spelled D-E-F-I-N-I-T-I-V (9 letters) and appears 34 times per million words in written German, the 2,442nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Definitiv is a German adjective meaning “definitive, conclusive, decisive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ohne Möglichkeit einer Veränderung”.

What does definitiv mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    definitive, conclusive, decisive

  2. 2

    definite, certain, undoubtable

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. ohne Möglichkeit einer Veränderung 2. unkündbar (ein Beamtenstatus)

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 definitiv

  • definitiver masculine nominative singular
  • am definitivsten superlative
  • definitive feminine nominative singular
  • definitives neuter nominative singular
  • definitiven genitive masculine singular
  • definitivem dative masculine singular
  • der definitive definite includes-article masculine
  • die definitive definite feminine includes-article
  • das definitive definite includes-article neuter
  • die definitiven definite includes-article nominative
  • des definitiven definite genitive includes-article
  • der definitiven definite feminine genitive
  • dem definitiven dative definite includes-article

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce definitiv?

  • /definiˈtiːf/
  • [ˌdeː.fi.niˈtiːf]
  • [ˌdɛ-]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to definitiv

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is definitiv in German?

definitiv appears 34 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).

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