kreativ
[ˌkʁeaˈtiːf]
The verdict
“kreativ” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #6,686 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #6,686
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Neues schaffend, beziehungsweise die Möglichkeit zu haben, Neues zu schaffen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kreativ |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌkʁeaˈtiːf] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #6,686 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kreativ” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for kreativ is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌkʁeaˈtiːf]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,686 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Neues schaffend, beziehungsweise die Möglichkeit zu haben, Neues zu schaffen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for kreativ, with forms such as "kerativ", "kkreativ", and "kraetiv". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Kreatur", "kreative", "kreativen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is kreativ, spelled K-R-E-A-T-I-V.
Definition
- 1Neues schaffend, beziehungsweise die Möglichkeit zu haben, Neues zu schaffen
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: kerativ,kkreativ,kraetiv,kreaitv,kreativv,kreattiv,kreatvi,kretaiv,krreativ,rkeativ
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kreativ - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “kreativ”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-R-E-A-T-I-V - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌkʁeaˈtiːf] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Kreatur” - see the side-by-side comparison. kreativ vs Kreatur
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.