kolektiv
[ˈkɔlɛktɪf]
The verdict
“kolektiv” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Gruppe von Personen, die wiederholt miteinander Kontakt haben; Kollektiv, Team
Corpus desk
Index DE-kolektiv · kolektiv · German
kolektiv · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | kolektiv |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɔlɛktɪf] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kolektiv“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kolektiv is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɔlɛktɪf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gruppe von Personen, die wiederholt miteinander Kontakt haben; Kollektiv, Team".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for kolektiv, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is kolektiv, spelled K-O-L-E-K-T-I-V.
Definition
- 1Gruppe von Personen, die wiederholt miteinander Kontakt haben; Kollektiv, Team
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how kolektiv appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Rodiče menších dětí si zoufají. Sotva začal školní rok, předškoláci i školáci houfně smrkají a kašlou. A když se vyléčí, po návratu do kolektivu je nachlazení rychle zpátky.“
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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.