Interrogativadverb
[ɪntɐʁoɡaˈtiːfʔatˌvɛʁp]
The verdict
“Interrogativadverb” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Adverb, das für die Formulierung von Ergänzungsfragen und indirekte Fragen verwendet werden kann
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Index DE-interrogativadverb · Interrogativadverb · German
Interrogativadverb · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | Interrogativadverb |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɪntɐʁoɡaˈtiːfʔatˌvɛʁp] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Interrogativadverb“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Interrogativadverb is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪntɐʁoɡaˈtiːfʔatˌvɛʁp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Adverb, das für die Formulierung von Ergänzungsfragen und indirekte Fragen verwendet werden kann".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Interrogativadverb, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Interrogativadverb, spelled I-N-T-E-R-R-O-G-A-T-I-V-A-D-V-E-R-B.
Definition
- 1ein Adverb, das für die Formulierung von Ergänzungsfragen und indirekte Fragen verwendet werden kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Interrogativadverb appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Interrogativadverbien sind Wörter wie „wo“, „woher“, „wozu“, „worüber“.
Mit einem Interrogativadverb kann man eine Ergänzungsfrage formulieren: „Wann kommt Peter?“
Synonyms
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.