effektiv

[ɛfɛkˈtiːf]

/[ɛfɛkˈtiːf]/ adj

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The verdict

“effektiv” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,411. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,411
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Fähigkeit besitzend, eine Aufgabe erfolgreich zu erledigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-effektiv · effektiv · German

effektiv · rank #6,411 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,411
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Echo

Nearest frequency peer: Echo (-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 „effektiv“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „effektiv“ 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).

effektiv vs effektive
89% similar
effektiv vs effektiver
80% similar
effektiv vs effektiven
80% similar

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

Key facts for effektiv
PropertyValue
Headwordeffektiv
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛfɛkˈtiːf]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,411
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „effektiv“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).effektivliegt 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: „Echo“ (#6,410), „Einstellungen“ (#6,412), „drohen“ (#6,409). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „effektiv“ bei #6,411. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around effektiv (IPA [ɛfɛkˈtiːf]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,411 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for effektiv, with forms such as "efefktiv", "efektiv", and "effekitv". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "effektive", "effektiver", "effektiven", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is effektiv, spelled E-F-F-E-K-T-I-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Fähigkeit besitzend, eine Aufgabe erfolgreich zu erledigen
  2. 2
    sich tatsächlich feststellen lassend, wirklich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir haben endlich eine effektive Methode entwickeln können.
  2. Die Organisation der Betriebsabläufe ist jetzt noch effektiver geworden, als sie ohnehin schon war.

Synonyms

wirkungsvollwirksamlohnendnutzbringendzielführendrealtatsächlichwirklich

Antonyms

ineffektivuneffektiv

This word in other languages

effective(English)effectif(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efefktiv
  • efektiv
  • effekitv
  • effekktiv
  • effektivv
  • effekttiv
  • effektvi
  • effetkiv
  • effketiv
  • fefektiv

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of effektiv - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

efefktiv2efektiv1effekitv2effekktiv1effektivv1effekttiv1effektvi2effetkiv2
Edit distance from "effektiv"

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 "effektiv"?
"effektiv" is spelled E-F-F-E-K-T-I-V. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛfɛkˈtiːf].
What does "effektiv" mean?
As an adjective, "effektiv" means: die Fähigkeit besitzend, eine Aufgabe erfolgreich zu erledigen
What words are commonly confused with "effektiv"?
"effektiv" is commonly confused with "effektive", "effektiver", "effektiven". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "effektiv"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "effektiv" is [ɛfɛkˈtiːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "effektiv" come from?
"effektiv" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erkannte#6,418Ewigkeit#6,420begraben#6,394Apotheke#6,389

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

besuche10 variantsWissens10 variantsVenedig10 variantszukommen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list