dekorativ

[dekoʁaˈtiːf]

/[dekoʁaˈtiːf]/ adj

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The verdict

“dekorativ” is uncommon German (frequency #55,236 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,236
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas gut aussehen lassend, schmückend

Corpus desk

Index DE-dekorativ · dekorativ · German

dekorativ · rank #55,236 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,236
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH debütierte

Nearest frequency peer: debütierte (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „dekorativ“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „dekorativ“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dekorativ
PropertyValue
Headworddekorativ
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[dekoʁaˈtiːf]
Letters9
Frequency rank#55,236
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dekorativ“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).dekorativfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „debütierte“ (#55,234), „dental“ (#55,238), „Datensicherung“ (#55,233). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dekorativ“ bei #55,236. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dekorativ is uncommon German at frequency #55,236 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [dekoʁaˈtiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas gut aussehen lassend, schmückend".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dekorativ, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is dekorativ, spelled D-E-K-O-R-A-T-I-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas gut aussehen lassend, schmückend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how dekorativ appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Neben den Figuren und anderen dekorativen Elementen wurde auch eine Steinplatte mit einer Art Rinne ausgegraben,“ […].
  2. „Die arabische Kalligrafie erscheint auch als dekoratives Element in verschiedenen Formen, von Holzschnitzereien bis zu Stickereien.“

Antonyms

furchtbarhässlichscheußlichschrill

This word in other languages

ornamental(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dekorativ"?
"dekorativ" is spelled D-E-K-O-R-A-T-I-V. The IPA pronunciation is [dekoʁaˈtiːf].
What does "dekorativ" mean?
As an adjective, "dekorativ" means: etwas gut aussehen lassend, schmückend
How do you pronounce "dekorativ"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dekorativ" is [dekoʁaˈtiːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dekorativ", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list