degenerative

[deɡeneʁaˈtiːvə]

/[deɡeneʁaˈtiːvə]/ adj

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The verdict

“degenerative” is uncommon German (frequency #85,102 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,102
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs degenerativ

Corpus desk

Index DE-degenerative · degenerative · German

degenerative · rank #85,102 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,102
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 45,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH definierst

Nearest frequency peer: definierst (-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 “degenerative”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “degenerative” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for degenerative
PropertyValue
Headworddegenerative
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[deɡeneʁaˈtiːvə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#85,102
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “degenerative” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). degenerative lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

degenerative is uncommon German at frequency #85,102 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [deɡeneʁaˈtiːvə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

degenerative has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is degenerative, spelled D-E-G-E-N-E-R-A-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs degenerativ
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs degenerativ
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs degenerativ
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs degenerativ
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs degenerativ
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs degenerativ
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs degenerativ
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs degenerativ
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs degenerativ

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "degenerative"?
"degenerative" is spelled D-E-G-E-N-E-R-A-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [deɡeneʁaˈtiːvə].
What does "degenerative" mean?
As an adjective, "degenerative" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs degenerativ
How do you pronounce "degenerative"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "degenerative" is [deɡeneʁaˈtiːvə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "degenerative" come from?
"degenerative" 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 "degenerative", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Degradierung#85,103Denunzianten#85,108designierter#85,111Dienstherren#85,116
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list