iterativ
[ˌiteʁaˈtiːf]
The verdict
“iterativ” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich der Lösung schrittweise nähernd
Corpus desk
Index DE-iterativ · iterativ · German
iterativ · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | iterativ |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌiteʁaˈtiːf] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „iterativ“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
iterativ is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌiteʁaˈtiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for iterativ, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is iterativ, spelled I-T-E-R-A-T-I-V.
Definition
- 1sich der Lösung schrittweise nähernd
- 2Sprachwissenschaft, besonders Semantik: Eigenschaft einer Klasse von Verben, die ein sich wiederholendes Phänomen benennen
- 3Sprachwissenschaft, besonders Wortbildung: Eigenschaft von Wörtern, die aus sich wiederholenden Elementen bestehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how iterativ appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Problem lässt sich nur iterativ lösen.
Verben mit einem iterativen Bedeutungsaspekt wären im Deutschen „kränkeln“, „stochern“, „tänzeln“.
Antonyms
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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.