naive
German, adjective[naˈiːvə]
naive is spelled N-A-I-V-E (5 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written German, the 20,214th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Naive is a German feminine adjective meaning “strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does naive mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininestrong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- 2
strong nominative/accusative plural
- 3
weak nominative all-gender singular
- 4
feminineneuterweak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Rolle der jugendlichen Liebhaberin
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of naive
- Naiver genitive singular
- Naiven dative plural
- die Naive nominative singular
- die Naiven nominative plural
- der Naiven genitive singular
- den Naiven dative plural
- eine Naive nominative singular
- keine Naiven nominative plural
- einer Naiven genitive singular
- keiner Naiven genitive plural
- keinen Naiven dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce naive?
- [naˈiːvə]
- [naˈiːfə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is naive in German?
naive appears 2.6 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).