explosiv
German, adjective
explosiv is spelled E-X-P-L-O-S-I-V (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 45,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Explosiv is a German adjective meaning “explosive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Explosiv is a different word: “plosive”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “wie eine Explosion; eine Explosion auslösend”.
What does explosiv mean in English?
adjective
- 1
explosive
noun
- 1
masculineplosive
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Laut, der durch das explosive Ausströmen des Phonationsstromes, der zuvor gestoppt wurde, entsteht
adjective: 1. wie eine Explosion; eine Explosion auslösend 2. schnell überreagierend, heftige Gefühlsausbrüche, nach außen wahrnehmbare Emotionen zeigend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of explosiv
- explosiver masculine nominative singular
- am explosivsten superlative
- explosive feminine nominative singular
- explosives neuter nominative singular
- explosiven genitive masculine singular
- explosivem dative masculine singular
- der explosive definite includes-article masculine
- die explosive definite feminine includes-article
- das explosive definite includes-article neuter
- die explosiven definite includes-article nominative
- des explosiven definite genitive includes-article
- der explosiven definite feminine genitive
- dem explosiven dative definite includes-article
- Explosive nominative plural
- Explosivs genitive singular
- Explosiven dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to explosiv
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is explosiv in German?
explosiv appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).