eruptiv
[eʁʊpˈtiːf]
The verdict
“eruptiv” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch den Vorgang der Eruption entstanden
Corpus desk
Index DE-eruptiv · eruptiv · German
eruptiv · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | eruptiv |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [eʁʊpˈtiːf] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „eruptiv“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
eruptiv is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [eʁʊpˈtiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for eruptiv in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is eruptiv, spelled E-R-U-P-T-I-V.
Definition
- 1durch den Vorgang der Eruption entstanden
- 2in der Form einer Eruption hervorbrechend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how eruptiv appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Daß der Granit aus der Tiefe emporgestiegen, daß er ein eruptives Gestein, ist durch die Untersuchungen aller beobachtenden Geologen seit Hutton bewiesen.“
„Eruptiver Präferenzwandel ist seltener. In diesem Fall geraten neue, von den Präferenzträgern zu verarbeitende Informationen derart schockartig mit der einmal erarbeiteten Programmatik in Widerspruch, dass alte Präferenzen zerstört und durch neue ersetzt werden.“
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.