egressiv
[eɡʁɛˈsiːf]
The verdict
“egressiv” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu Ende kommend (eine der Aktionsarten)
Corpus desk
Index DE-egressiv · egressiv · German
egressiv · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | egressiv |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [eɡʁɛˈsiːf] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „egressiv“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
egressiv is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [eɡʁɛˈsiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for egressiv in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is egressiv, spelled E-G-R-E-S-S-I-V.
Definition
- 1zu Ende kommend (eine der Aktionsarten)
- 2aus dem Artikulationsorgan herausströmend (Bewegung des Luftstroms beim Sprechen)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how egressiv appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Deutschen wird die egressive Aktionsart durch Wortbildung des betreffenden Verbs ausgedrückt: zum Beispiel durch das Derivatem „ver-“ in „verblühen“, „vergehen“.
Die meisten Laute sind egressiv; ausgenommen davon sind die Implosive und die Schnalzlaute.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.