dekorative

[dekoʁaˈtiːvə]

/[dekoʁaˈtiːvə]/ adj

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The verdict

“dekorative” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,870. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,870
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dekorativ

Corpus desk

Index DE-dekorative · dekorative · German

dekorative · rank #36,870 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,870
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Deklaration

Nearest frequency peer: Deklaration (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „dekorative“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „dekorative“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dekorative vs dekorativen
91% similar
dekorative vs Dekoration
70% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dekorative
PropertyValue
Headworddekorative
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[dekoʁaˈtiːvə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#36,870
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „dekorative“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.dekorativeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Deklaration“ (#36,869), „Delbrück“ (#36,871), „deckungsgleich“ (#36,868). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dekorative“ bei #36,870. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around dekorative (IPA [dekoʁaˈtiːvə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #36,870 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for dekorative, with forms such as "ddekorative", "dekkorative", and "dekoartive". 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, "dekorativen", "Dekoration", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is dekorative, spelled D-E-K-O-R-A-T-I-V-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddekorative
  • dekkorative
  • dekoartive
  • dekoraitve
  • dekoratiev
  • dekorativve
  • dekorattive
  • dekoratvie
  • dekorrative
  • dekortaive
  • dekroative
  • deokrative
  • dkeorative
  • edkorative

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dekorative - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddekorative1dekkorative1dekoartive2dekoraitve2dekoratiev2dekorativve1dekorattive1dekoratvie2
Edit distance from "dekorative"

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 "dekorative"?
"dekorative" is spelled D-E-K-O-R-A-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [dekoʁaˈtiːvə].
What does "dekorative" mean?
As an adjective, "dekorative" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dekorativ
What words are commonly confused with "dekorative"?
"dekorative" is commonly confused with "dekorativen", "Dekoration". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dekorative"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dekorative" is [dekoʁaˈtiːvə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dekorative" come from?
"dekorative" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Dichterin14 variantsDinslaken14 variantsBlähungen14 variantsBlutprobe14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list