destruktive

[destʁʊkˈtiːvə]

/[destʁʊkˈtiːvə]/ adj

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The verdict

“destruktive” is uncommon German (frequency #55,242 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,242
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-destruktive · destruktive · German

destruktive · rank #55,242 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,242
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Deutschkurse

Nearest frequency peer: Deutschkurse (+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 „destruktive“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for destruktive
PropertyValue
Headworddestruktive
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[destʁʊkˈtiːvə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#55,242
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „destruktive“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Deutschkurse“ (#55,244), „deponieren“ (#55,239), „Diagonalen“ (#55,245). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „destruktive“ bei #55,242. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

destruktive is uncommon German at frequency #55,242 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [destʁʊkˈtiːvə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for destruktive, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is destruktive, spelled D-E-S-T-R-U-K-T-I-V-E.

Definition

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

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 "destruktive"?
"destruktive" is spelled D-E-S-T-R-U-K-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [destʁʊkˈtiːvə].
What does "destruktive" mean?
As an adjective, "destruktive" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs destruktiv
How do you pronounce "destruktive"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "destruktive" is [destʁʊkˈtiːvə]. 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 "destruktive", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list