kognitiv

[kɔɡniˈtiːf]

/[kɔɡniˈtiːf]/ adj

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The verdict

“kognitiv” is uncommon German (frequency #56,277 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,277
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf das Wissen, Verstehen, Denken eines Lebewesens bezogen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kognitiv · kognitiv · German

kognitiv · rank #56,277 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,277
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kognitiver

Nearest frequency peer: kognitiver (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „kognitiv“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „kognitiv“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kognitiv
PropertyValue
Headwordkognitiv
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kɔɡniˈtiːf]
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,277
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kognitiv“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.kognitivfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kognitiver“ (#56,278), „Kohlrabi“ (#56,279), „kobra“ (#56,274). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kognitiv“ bei #56,277. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kognitiv is uncommon German at frequency #56,277 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kɔɡniˈtiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf das Wissen, Verstehen, Denken eines Lebewesens bezogen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kognitiv, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is kognitiv, spelled K-O-G-N-I-T-I-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf das Wissen, Verstehen, Denken eines Lebewesens bezogen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how kognitiv appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Kognitive Lernziele beschreiben alles, was mit dem Verstand erfasst wird, sowohl Faktenwissen als auch kreative Anwendung von Wissen und das Lösen von Problemen.
  2. „Der Deutschunterricht ermöglicht der Sporterziehung mit seinem fachspezifischen Instrumentarium die kognitive Erschließung ihres Problemfeldes.“

Synonyms

erkenntnismäßigErkenntnisDenken

Antonyms

gefühlsmäßig

This word in other languages

cognitive(English)cognitivo(Español)cognitif(Français)

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 "kognitiv"?
"kognitiv" is spelled K-O-G-N-I-T-I-V. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔɡniˈtiːf].
What does "kognitiv" mean?
As an adjective, "kognitiv" means: auf das Wissen, Verstehen, Denken eines Lebewesens bezogen
How do you pronounce "kognitiv"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kognitiv" is [kɔɡniˈtiːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kognitiv" come from?
"kognitiv" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "kognitiv", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kohlrabi#56,279knifflig#56,272härteres#56,225Lübbenau#56,329

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list