invasive

[ɪnvaˈziːvə]

/[ɪnvaˈziːvə]/ adj

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The verdict

“invasive” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,366. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,366
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs invasiv

Corpus desk

Index DE-invasive · invasive · German

invasive · rank #45,366 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #45,366
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Interessent

Nearest frequency peer: Interessent (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „invasive“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „invasive“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

invasive vs Invasion
63% similar

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

Key facts for invasive
PropertyValue
Headwordinvasive
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɪnvaˈziːvə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,366
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „invasive“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).invasiveliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Interessent“ (#45,365), „irrationalen“ (#45,367), „inspiziert“ (#45,364). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „invasive“ bei #45,366. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around invasive (IPA [ɪnvaˈziːvə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,366 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for invasive, with forms such as "inavsive", "innvasive", and "invaisve". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Invasion", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is invasive, spelled I-N-V-A-S-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs invasiv
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs invasiv
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs invasiv
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs invasiv
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs invasiv
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs invasiv
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs invasiv
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs invasiv
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs invasiv

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inavsive
  • innvasive
  • invaisve
  • invasiev
  • invasivve
  • invassive
  • invasvie
  • invsaive
  • invvasive
  • ivnasive
  • nivasive

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of invasive - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

inavsive2innvasive1invaisve2invasiev2invasivve1invassive1invasvie2invsaive2
Edit distance from "invasive"

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 "invasive"?
"invasive" is spelled I-N-V-A-S-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnvaˈziːvə].
What does "invasive" mean?
As an adjective, "invasive" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs invasiv
What words are commonly confused with "invasive"?
"invasive" is commonly confused with "Invasion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "invasive"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "invasive" is [ɪnvaˈziːvə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "invasive" come from?
"invasive" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Jeremias#45,368indigene#45,361höfliche#45,357kaputter#45,376

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

klagten11 variantsHeimkino11 variantskreierte11 variantskrempel11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list