Invektive
[ɪnvɛkˈtiːvə]
The verdict
“Invektive” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unflätige Beleidigung, beleidigende Äußerung, Beschimpfung, Schmähung
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Index DE-invektive · Invektive · German
Invektive · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Invektive |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɪnvɛkˈtiːvə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Invektive“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Invektive is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪnvɛkˈtiːvə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unflätige Beleidigung, beleidigende Äußerung, Beschimpfung, Schmähung".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Invektive, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Invektive, spelled I-N-V-E-K-T-I-V-E.
Definition
- 1unflätige Beleidigung, beleidigende Äußerung, Beschimpfung, Schmähung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Invektive appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Sitzung wird nach Austausch weiterer heftiger Invektiven ohne Festsetzung eines neuen Datums vertagt.“
„Sein Mißmut steigert sich zu Invektiven auf die ‚saudummen Zeitungsartikel‘, auf das deutsche Volk, das ‚ernste Lektüre nicht liebt‘, auf die ‚üblen Prinzessinnenromane‘, die ihren Verfassern große Summen einbringen, ‚während ein Buch wie mein Steppenwolf im ganzen Reich keine Stelle fand, wo ein Vorabdruck möglich gewesen wäre‘.“
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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.