nativ

[naˈtiːf]

/[naˈtiːf]/ adj

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The verdict

“nativ” is uncommon German (frequency #68,515 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,515
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - angeboren

Corpus desk

Index DE-nativ · nativ · German

nativ · rank #68,515 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,515
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nasenspitze

Nearest frequency peer: Nasenspitze (-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 „nativ“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nativ
PropertyValue
Headwordnativ
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[naˈtiːf]
Letters5
Frequency rank#68,515
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nativ“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).nativfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Nasenspitze“ (#68,514), „Naturgewalt“ (#68,516), „Namur“ (#68,513). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „nativ“ bei #68,515. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nativ is uncommon German at frequency #68,515 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [naˈtiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for nativ, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is nativ, spelled N-A-T-I-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    angeboren
  2. 2
    heimisch, einheimisch, nicht entlehnt
  3. 3
    natürlich, in natürlichem Zustand, roh, unverändert
  4. 4
    ohne Kontrastmittel
  5. 5
    medikamentös unbehandelt
  6. 6
    für ein ganz bestimmtes Gerät oder Programm eingerichtet, eigens für ein bestimmtes Betriebssystem programmiert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Patientin hatte einen nativen unkorrigierten Herzfehler.
  2. Wir unterscheiden native und nichtnative Wörter.

Synonyms

angeborennatürlichursprünglichdirekt

Antonyms

erworbenentlehntdenaturiertkontrastiertmediziertportiert

This word in other languages

native(English)nativo(Español)congénital(Français)

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 "nativ"?
"nativ" is spelled N-A-T-I-V. The IPA pronunciation is [naˈtiːf].
What does "nativ" mean?
As an adjective, "nativ" means: angeboren
How do you pronounce "nativ"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nativ" is [naˈtiːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nativ" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Namur#68,513Nelke#68,518mitra#68,478Peitz#68,554

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list