depressiv

/[depʁɛˈsiːf]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,675

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

depressiv is anGermanadj. It means: Niedergeschlagenheit verspürend; freudlos, verzweifelt Pronounced [depʁɛˈsiːf]. Often confused with depressive and depressiven.

Key facts for depressiv
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Headworddepressiv
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[depʁɛˈsiːf]
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,675
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of depressiv in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for depressiv is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [depʁɛˈsiːf]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,675 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for depressiv, with forms such as "ddepressiv", "deperssiv", and "deppressiv". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "depressive", "depressiven", "Depression", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is depressiv, spelled D-E-P-R-E-S-S-I-V, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Niedergeschlagenheit verspürend; freudlos, verzweifelt
  2. 2
    an der psychischen Krankheit Depression leidend

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddepressiv,deperssiv,deppressiv,depresisv,depresiv,depressivv,depressvi,depreßiv,deprressiv,deprsesiv,derpessiv,dperessiv,edpressiv

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for depressiv

Misspelling Variants of "depressiv"

ddepressiv10deperssiv9deppressiv10depresisv9depresiv8depressivv10depressvi9depreßiv8
Misspelling Variants of "depressiv"

Frequency rank: #16,675 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "depressiv"?
"depressiv" is spelled D-E-P-R-E-S-S-I-V. The IPA pronunciation is [depʁɛˈsiːf].
What does "depressiv" mean?
As an adj, "depressiv" means: Niedergeschlagenheit verspürend; freudlos, verzweifelt
What words are commonly confused with "depressiv"?
"depressiv" is commonly confused with "depressive", "depressiven", "Depression". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "depressiv"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "depressiv" is [depʁɛˈsiːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "depressiv" come from?
"depressiv" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.