meditativ

[meditaˈtiːf]

/[meditaˈtiːf]/ adj

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The verdict

“meditativ” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - auf eine Art konzentrierte, kontemplative Versenkung (Meditation) bezogen

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

Where “meditativ” sits in German frequency

meditativ falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for meditativ is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [meditaˈtiːf]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

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?
"meditativ" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “meditativ”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-E-D-I-T-A-T-I-V - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [meditaˈtiːf] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list