kumulativ
[kumulaˈtiːf]
The verdict
“kumulativ” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Form einer Kumulation, auf eine Kumulation bezogen (= sich anhäufend, aufsummierend, steigernd)
Corpus desk
Index DE-kumulativ · kumulativ · German
kumulativ · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | kumulativ |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kumulaˈtiːf] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kumulativ“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kumulativ is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kumulaˈtiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in Form einer Kumulation, auf eine Kumulation bezogen (= sich anhäufend, aufsummierend, steigernd)".
kumulativ doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kumulativ, spelled K-U-M-U-L-A-T-I-V.
Definition
- 1in Form einer Kumulation, auf eine Kumulation bezogen (= sich anhäufend, aufsummierend, steigernd)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kumulativ appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bei kumulativen Anknüpfungen finden auf dieselbe Rechtsfrage mehrere Rechtsordnungen gleichzeitig Anwendung.“
„In einem Zeitraum von 30 Jahren entspricht ein Wachstum von 1 % pro Jahr einem kumulativen Wachstum von mehr als 35 %.“
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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.