effektive

[ɛfɛkˈtiːvə]

/[ɛfɛkˈtiːvə]/ adj

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The verdict

“effektive” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,416. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,416
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-effektive · effektive · German

effektive · rank #11,416 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,416
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH edle

Nearest frequency peer: edle (-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 „effektive“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „effektive“ 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).

effektive vs effektiver
90% similar
effektive vs effektiven
90% similar
effektive vs effektives
90% similar

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

Key facts for effektive
PropertyValue
Headwordeffektive
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛfɛkˈtiːvə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,416
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „effektive“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).effektiveliegt 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: „edle“ (#11,415), „ehrenamtlich“ (#11,417), „dünnen“ (#11,414). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „effektive“ bei #11,416. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around effektive (IPA [ɛfɛkˈtiːvə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,416 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for effektive, with forms such as "efefktive", "efektive", and "effekitve". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "effektiver", "effektiven", "effektives", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is effektive, spelled E-F-F-E-K-T-I-V-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efefktive
  • efektive
  • effekitve
  • effekktive
  • effektiev
  • effektivve
  • effekttive
  • effektvie
  • effetkive
  • effketive
  • fefektive

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efefktive2efektive1effekitve2effekktive1effektiev2effektivve1effekttive1effektvie2
Edit distance from "effektive"

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 "effektive"?
"effektive" is spelled E-F-F-E-K-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛfɛkˈtiːvə].
What does "effektive" mean?
As an adjective, "effektive" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs effektiv
What words are commonly confused with "effektive"?
"effektive" is commonly confused with "effektiver", "effektiven", "effektives". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "effektive"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "effektive" is [ɛfɛkˈtiːvə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "effektive" come from?
"effektive" 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 "effektive", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Einspruch#11,420Broschüre#11,399gegebenen#11,433herrliche#11,453

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

gekürzt11 variantsGeltung11 variantsHausfrau11 variantsheutiger11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list