meliorativ
[meli̯oʁaˈtiːf]
The verdict
“meliorativ” 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) - verbessernd, aufwertend
Corpus desk
Index DE-meliorativ · meliorativ · German
meliorativ · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | meliorativ |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [meli̯oʁaˈtiːf] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „meliorativ“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
meliorativ is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [meli̯oʁaˈtiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for meliorativ in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is meliorativ, spelled M-E-L-I-O-R-A-T-I-V.
Definition
- 1verbessernd, aufwertend
- 2einen positiven Bedeutungswandel erfahrend oder eine positive Bedeutung habend
- 3die Verbesserung des Bodens zum Beispiel durch Düngung und Bewässerung (Bodenmelioration) betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how meliorativ appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In einer normativ-deskriptiven Grammatik (z. B. in einer Akademiegrammatik) kann die rein verkleinernde Bedeutung der Diminutiva ausreichend geschildert werden, die meliorative und die pejorative Bedeutung können jedoch nur erwähnt werden.
Die Kosten für eine meliorative und damit vollständige Entsteinung der Ackerkrume sind außerordentlich hoch, und eine Anwendung dieses Verfahrens könnte auch bei vorhandener Technik deshalb nicht empfohlen werden.
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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.