investigativen

[ɪnvɛstiɡaˈtiːvn̩]

/[ɪnvɛstiɡaˈtiːvn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“investigativen” is uncommon German (frequency #75,813 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,813
frequency rank, German
17,725
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs investigativ

Key facts for investigativen
PropertyValue
Headwordinvestigativen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɪnvɛstiɡaˈtiːvn̩]
Letters14
Frequency rank#75,813
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “investigativen” 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). investigativen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

investigativen is uncommon German at frequency #75,813 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɪnvɛstiɡaˈtiːvn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for investigativen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is investigativen, spelled I-N-V-E-S-T-I-G-A-T-I-V-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs investigativ
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs investigativ
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs investigativ
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs investigativ
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs investigativ
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs investigativ
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs investigativ
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs investigativ
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs investigativ
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs investigativ
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs investigativ
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs investigativ

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 "investigativen"?
"investigativen" is spelled I-N-V-E-S-T-I-G-A-T-I-V-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnvɛstiɡaˈtiːvn̩].
What does "investigativen" mean?
As an adjective, "investigativen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs investigativ
How do you pronounce "investigativen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "investigativen" is [ɪnvɛstiɡaˈtiːvn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "investigativen" come from?
"investigativen" 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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Using “investigativen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is I-N-V-E-S-T-I-G-A-T-I-V-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɪnvɛstiɡaˈtiːvn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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