meditativ

[meditaˈtiːf]

/[meditaˈtiːf]/ adj

The verdict

“meditativ” 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) - auf eine Art konzentrierte, kontemplative Versenkung (Meditation) bezogen

Corpus desk

Index DE-meditativ · meditativ · German

meditativ · 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 "M" 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.

Key facts for meditativ
PropertyValue
Headwordmeditativ
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[meditaˈtiːf]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „meditativ“ im Deutschen

meditativschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

meditativ is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [meditaˈtiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf eine Art konzentrierte, kontemplative Versenkung (Meditation) bezogen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for meditativ, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is meditativ, spelled M-E-D-I-T-A-T-I-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf eine Art konzentrierte, kontemplative Versenkung (Meditation) bezogen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how meditativ appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In der meditativen Versenkung werde ich eins mit der Realität.
  2. Beim meditativen Gehen übt man während des Gehens die Meditation aus.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "meditativ"?
"meditativ" is spelled M-E-D-I-T-A-T-I-V. The IPA pronunciation is [meditaˈtiːf].
What does "meditativ" mean?
As an adjective, "meditativ" means: auf eine Art konzentrierte, kontemplative Versenkung (Meditation) bezogen
How do you pronounce "meditativ"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "meditativ" is [meditaˈtiːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "meditativ" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list