expressiv
[ɛkspʁɛˈsiːf]
The verdict
“expressiv” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ausdrucksvoll
Corpus desk
Index DE-expressiv · expressiv · German
expressiv · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | expressiv |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɛkspʁɛˈsiːf] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „expressiv“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
expressiv is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛkspʁɛˈsiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for expressiv in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is expressiv, spelled E-X-P-R-E-S-S-I-V.
Definition
- 1ausdrucksvoll
- 2Linguistik, speziell Sprechakttheorie: Eigenschaft von Äußerungen, mit denen der Sprecher seine emotionale oder soziale Verbundenheit mit dem Angesprochenen zum Ausdruck bringen will.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how expressiv appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie sprach mit sehr expressiver Betonung.
„Was shit betrifft, ist dieses Wort möglicherweise drastischer als seine deutsche Entsprechung, und in seiner Einsilbigkeit mit dem kurzen Vokal und dem harten konsonantischen Ausgang ist es wohl auch expressiver und vielleicht schon deshalb schärfer (…).“
Synonyms
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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.