Exekutive

[ɛksekuˈtiːvə]

/[ɛksekuˈtiːvə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Exekutive” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,351. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,351
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ausführende/vollziehende Gewalt; in der Staatstheorie neben Legislative (Gesetzgebung) und Judikative (Rechtsprechung) eine der drei unabhängigen Gewalten (Gewaltenteilung)

Corpus desk

Index DE-exekutive · Exekutive · German

Exekutive · rank #15,351 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,351
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH evangelisch

Nearest frequency peer: evangelisch (-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 „Exekutive“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Exekutive“ 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).

Exekutive vs executive
78% similar
Exekutive vs Exekution
78% similar

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

Key facts for Exekutive
PropertyValue
HeadwordExekutive
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛksekuˈtiːvə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,351
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Exekutive“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Exekutiveliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „evangelisch“ (#15,350), „Fache“ (#15,352), „erstickt“ (#15,349). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Exekutive“ bei #15,351. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Exekutive (IPA [ɛksekuˈtiːvə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,351 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ausführende/vollziehende Gewalt; in der Staatstheorie neben Legislative (Gesetzgebung) und Judikative (Rechtsprechung) eine der drei unabhängigen Gewalten (Gewaltenteilung)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Exekutive, with forms such as "eexkutive", "exekkutive", and "exektuive". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "executive", "Exekution", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Exekutive, spelled E-X-E-K-U-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ausführende/vollziehende Gewalt; in der Staatstheorie neben Legislative (Gesetzgebung) und Judikative (Rechtsprechung) eine der drei unabhängigen Gewalten (Gewaltenteilung)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Exekutive ist eine der drei Gewalten.
  2. „Auch bei anderen Verkehrsdelikten schlägt Deutschlands Exekutive immer gnadenloser zu.“

Synonyms

ausführende Gewaltvollziehende GewaltRegierungsgewalt

This word in other languages

executive(English)exécutif(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eexkutive
  • exekkutive
  • exektuive
  • exekuitve
  • exekutiev
  • exekutivve
  • exekuttive
  • exekutvie
  • exeuktive
  • exkeutive
  • exxekutive
  • xeekutive

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Exekutive - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eexkutive2exekkutive1exektuive2exekuitve2exekutiev2exekutivve1exekuttive1exekutvie2
Edit distance from "Exekutive"

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 "Exekutive"?
"Exekutive" is spelled E-X-E-K-U-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛksekuˈtiːvə].
What does "Exekutive" mean?
As a noun, "Exekutive" means: ausführende/vollziehende Gewalt; in der Staatstheorie neben Legislative (Gesetzgebung) und Judikative (Rechtsprechung) eine der drei unabhängigen Gewalten (Gewaltenteilung)
What words are commonly confused with "Exekutive"?
"Exekutive" is commonly confused with "executive", "Exekution". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Exekutive"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Exekutive" is [ɛksekuˈtiːvə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Exekutive" come from?
"Exekutive" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ersticken#15,348Gedichten#15,365geradeaus#15,370Gewässern#15,375

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

erfuhren12 variantsgemachte12 variantsgrandios12 variantsBlondine12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list