iterativ
German, adjective/ˌiteʁaˈtiːf/
iterativ is spelled I-T-E-R-A-T-I-V (8 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 154,802nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Iterativ is a German adjective meaning “iterative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich der Lösung schrittweise nähernd”.
What does iterativ mean in English?
adjective
- 1
iterative
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. sich der Lösung schrittweise nähernd 2. Sprachwissenschaft, besonders Semantik: Eigenschaft einer Klasse von Verben, die ein sich wiederholendes Phänomen benennen 3. Sprachwissenschaft, besonders Wortbildung: Eigenschaft von Wörtern, die aus sich wiederholenden Elementen bestehen
noun: 1. Verbform, die Wiederholung zum Ausdruck bringt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of iterativ
- iterativer masculine nominative singular
- iterative feminine nominative singular
- iteratives neuter nominative singular
- iterativen genitive masculine singular
- iterativem dative masculine singular
- der iterative definite includes-article masculine
- die iterative definite feminine includes-article
- das iterative definite includes-article neuter
- die iterativen definite includes-article nominative
- des iterativen definite genitive includes-article
- der iterativen definite feminine genitive
- dem iterativen dative definite includes-article
- den iterativen dative definite includes-article
- Iterative nominative plural
- Iterativs genitive singular
- Iterativen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce iterativ?
- /ˌiteʁaˈtiːf/
- [ˌiteʁaˈtiːf]
- [ˈiːtəʁatiːf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to iterativ
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is iterativ in German?
iterativ appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).