negatives

[ˈneːɡatiːvəs]

/[ˈneːɡatiːvəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“negatives” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,954. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,954
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-negatives · negatives · German

negatives · rank #15,954 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,954
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH navi

Nearest frequency peer: navi (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „negatives“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „negatives“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

negatives vs negativ
78% similar
negatives vs natives
78% similar
negatives vs negative
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for negatives
PropertyValue
Headwordnegatives
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈneːɡatiːvəs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,954
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „negatives“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.negativesliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „navi“ (#15,953), „nachfolgend“ (#15,952), „Oberfranken“ (#15,956). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „negatives“ bei #15,954. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around negatives (IPA [ˈneːɡatiːvəs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,954 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for negatives, with forms such as "engatives", "neagtives", and "negaitves". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "negativ", "natives", "negative", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is negatives, spelled N-E-G-A-T-I-V-E-S.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • engatives
  • neagtives
  • negaitves
  • negatievs
  • negativess
  • negativse
  • negativves
  • negattives
  • negatvies
  • neggatives
  • negtaives
  • ngeatives
  • nnegatives

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of negatives - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

engatives2neagtives2negaitves2negatievs2negativess1negativse2negativves1negattives1
Edit distance from "negatives"

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 "negatives"?
"negatives" is spelled N-E-G-A-T-I-V-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈneːɡatiːvəs].
What does "negatives" mean?
As an adjective, "negatives" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs negativ
What words are commonly confused with "negatives"?
"negatives" is commonly confused with "negativ", "natives", "negative". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "negatives"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "negatives" is [ˈneːɡatiːvəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "negatives" come from?
"negatives" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mitteilte#15,947optimalen#15,962Mexikaner#15,944produktiv#15,971

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Karikatur13 variantsräumliche13 variantsRückgrat13 variantsschafften13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list