Gerundivum
[ɡeʁʊnˈdiːvʊm]
The verdict
“Gerundivum” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Linguistik/Sprachwissenschaft, Grammatik: Partizip I in passivischer Bedeutung
Corpus desk
Index DE-gerundivum · Gerundivum · German
Gerundivum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Gerundivum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡeʁʊnˈdiːvʊm] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gerundivum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gerundivum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡeʁʊnˈdiːvʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Linguistik/Sprachwissenschaft, Grammatik: Partizip I in passivischer Bedeutung".
Gerundivum doesn't appear in our generated misspelling 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Gerundivum, spelled G-E-R-U-N-D-I-V-U-M.
Definition
- 1Linguistik/Sprachwissenschaft, Grammatik: Partizip I in passivischer Bedeutung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gerundivum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Gerundivum gleicht sich zum Unterschied vom Gerundium in Numerus und Genus wie ein Adjektiv an das Substantiv an.
In dem Satz „Er nahm das zu korrigierende Heft in die Hand“ ist „zu korrigierende“ ein Gerundivum.
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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.