naives

[naˈiːvəs]

/[naˈiːvəs]/ adj

The verdict

“naives” is uncommon German (frequency #79,534 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,534
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs naiv

Corpus desk

Index DE-naives · naives · German

naives · rank #79,534 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,534
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nahrungsquelle

Nearest frequency peer: Nahrungsquelle (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „naives“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „naives“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for naives
PropertyValue
Headwordnaives
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[naˈiːvəs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#79,534
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „naives“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.naivesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Nahrungsquelle“ (#79,533), „Napa“ (#79,535), „Nachschlagewerke“ (#79,532). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „naives“ bei #79,534. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

naives is uncommon German at frequency #79,534 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [naˈiːvəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for naives, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is naives, spelled N-A-I-V-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs naiv
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs naiv
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs naiv
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs naiv

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "naives"?
"naives" is spelled N-A-I-V-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [naˈiːvəs].
What does "naives" mean?
As an adjective, "naives" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs naiv
How do you pronounce "naives"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "naives" is [naˈiːvəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "naives" come from?
"naives" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "naives", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list