invasiv

[ɪnvaˈziːf]

/[ɪnvaˈziːf]/ adj

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The verdict

“invasiv” is uncommon German (frequency #93,111 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,111
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in das umgebende Gewebe Organe wuchernd

Corpus desk

Index DE-invasiv · invasiv · German

invasiv · rank #93,111 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,111
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Internetprovi…

Nearest frequency peer: Internetprovider (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „invasiv“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „invasiv“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for invasiv
PropertyValue
Headwordinvasiv
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɪnvaˈziːf]
Letters7
Frequency rank#93,111
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „invasiv“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).invasivfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Internetprovider“ (#93,110), „irreguläre“ (#93,112), „Isen“ (#93,113). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „invasiv“ bei #93,111. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

invasiv is uncommon German at frequency #93,111 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɪnvaˈziːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

invasiv doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 invasiv, spelled I-N-V-A-S-I-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    in das umgebende Gewebe Organe wuchernd
  2. 2
    so, dass es in Organe eindringt
  3. 3
    sich stark und rasch ausbreitend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how invasiv appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ein invasiver Tumor kann durch die Blasenwand hindurch wachsen und sich in benachbarte Organe ausbreiten.
  2. Eine Biopsie ist ein invasives Verfahren, bei dem Gewebeproben zur weiteren Untersuchung entnommen werden.

Synonyms

eindringend

Antonyms

nicht-invasiv

This word in other languages

invasive(English)invasif(Français)

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 "invasiv"?
"invasiv" is spelled I-N-V-A-S-I-V. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnvaˈziːf].
What does "invasiv" mean?
As an adjective, "invasiv" means: in das umgebende Gewebe Organe wuchernd
How do you pronounce "invasiv"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "invasiv" is [ɪnvaˈziːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "invasiv" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "invasiv", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list