investigativer

[ɪnvɛstiɡaˈtiːvɐ]

/[ɪnvɛstiɡaˈtiːvɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“investigativer” is uncommon German (frequency #95,772 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,772
frequency rank, German
17,725
“I” headwords

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

Key facts for investigativer
PropertyValue
Headwordinvestigativer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɪnvɛstiɡaˈtiːvɐ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#95,772
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “investigativer” 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). investigativer 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

investigativer is uncommon German at frequency #95,772 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɪnvɛstiɡaˈtiːvɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

investigativer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 investigativer, spelled I-N-V-E-S-T-I-G-A-T-I-V-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs investigativ
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs investigativ
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs investigativ
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs investigativ
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum 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 "investigativer"?
"investigativer" is spelled I-N-V-E-S-T-I-G-A-T-I-V-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnvɛstiɡaˈtiːvɐ].
What does "investigativer" mean?
As an adjective, "investigativer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs investigativ
How do you pronounce "investigativer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "investigativer" is [ɪnvɛstiɡaˈtiːvɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "investigativer" come from?
"investigativer" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “investigativer”

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-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɪnvɛstiɡaˈtiːvɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

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