Komparativ
[ˈkɔmpaʁatiːf]
The verdict
“Komparativ” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erste Stufe der Steigerung der Adjektive und einiger Adverbien
Corpus desk
Index DE-komparativ · Komparativ · German
Komparativ · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Komparativ |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɔmpaʁatiːf] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Komparativ“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Komparativ is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɔmpaʁatiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erste Stufe der Steigerung der Adjektive und einiger Adverbien".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Komparativ, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Komparativ, spelled K-O-M-P-A-R-A-T-I-V.
Definition
- 1erste Stufe der Steigerung der Adjektive und einiger Adverbien
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Komparativ appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In „Hans ist größer als Peter“ steht das Adjektiv „größer“ im Komparativ.
„Bei den Adjektiven sind die verschiedenen Steigerungsformen zu beachten: der Positiv (die Normalform), der Komparativ (die Steigerungsform) und der Superlativ (die Höchststufe, die außerhalb von Vergleichen Elativ genannt wird).“
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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.