interactive

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The verdict

“interactive” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #37,591 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#37,591
frequency rank, German
11
letters
16
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - interaktiv

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

interactive vs interaktiv
82% similar
interactive vs interaktive
91% similar
interactive vs interaktiven
83% similar

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

Key facts for interactive
PropertyValue
Headwordinteractive
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[…]
Letters11
Frequency rank#37,591
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “interactive” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). interactive lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for interactive is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as […]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,591 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "interaktiv".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for interactive, with forms such as "inetractive", "innteractive", and "intearctive". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "interaktiv", "interaktive", "interaktiven", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is interactive, spelled I-N-T-E-R-A-C-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    interaktiv

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inetractive,innteractive,intearctive,interacctive,interacitve,interactiev,interactivve,interacttive,interactvie,interatcive,intercative,interractive,intreactive,intteractive,itneractive,niteractive

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of interactive - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

inetractive2innteractive1intearctive2interacctive1interacitve2interactiev2interactivve1interacttive1
Edit distance from "interactive"

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 "interactive"?
"interactive" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-A-C-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "interactive" mean?
As an adjective, "interactive" means: interaktiv
What words are commonly confused with "interactive"?
"interactive" is commonly confused with "interaktiv", "interaktive", "interaktiven". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "interactive"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interactive" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "interactive" come from?
"interactive" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “interactive”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is I-N-T-E-R-A-C-T-I-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “interaktiv” - see the side-by-side comparison. interactive vs interaktiv
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list