legislativ
[leɡɪslaˈtiːf]
The verdict
“legislativ” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Gesetze beschließend; zur gesetzgebenden Gewalt gehörig
Corpus desk
Index DE-legislativ · legislativ · German
legislativ · 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 "L" 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 | legislativ |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [leɡɪslaˈtiːf] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „legislativ“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
legislativ is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [leɡɪslaˈtiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesetze beschließend; zur gesetzgebenden Gewalt gehörig".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for legislativ, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is legislativ, spelled L-E-G-I-S-L-A-T-I-V.
Definition
- 1Gesetze beschließend; zur gesetzgebenden Gewalt gehörig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how legislativ appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Diese legislative Gewalt ist nicht nur die höchste Gewalt des Staates, sondern sie liegt auch geheiligt und unabänderlich in jenen Händen, in die die Gemeinschaft sie einmal gelegt hat.
Dass Gesetzesinitiativen nicht auch vom Parlament eingebracht werden können, wird gemeinhin als Demokratiedefizit der EU gewertet. Insofern erfüllt die Kommission legislative Aufgaben.
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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.