normativ

[nɔʁmaˈtiːf]

/[nɔʁmaˈtiːf]/ adj

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The verdict

“normativ” is uncommon German (frequency #78,348 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,348
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - als Norm geltend, eine Norm setzend

Corpus desk

Index DE-normativ · normativ · German

normativ · rank #78,348 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,348
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nordderby

Nearest frequency peer: Nordderby (-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 „normativ“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for normativ
PropertyValue
Headwordnormativ
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[nɔʁmaˈtiːf]
Letters8
Frequency rank#78,348
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „normativ“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Nordderby“ (#78,347), „notgeile“ (#78,349), „nowhere“ (#78,350). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „normativ“ bei #78,348. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

normativ is uncommon German at frequency #78,348 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [nɔʁmaˈtiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "als Norm geltend, eine Norm setzend".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for normativ, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is normativ, spelled N-O-R-M-A-T-I-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    als Norm geltend, eine Norm setzend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eine normative Grammatik will festlegen, welche Sprech- oder Schreibweise als richtig zu gelten habe.
  2. Und dann hätten wir noch die normative Kraft des Faktischen. Was, wenn es einfach da ist?

Synonyms

normgebendpräskriptivwertend

Antonyms

beschreibenddeskriptivanalytisch

This word in other languages

normative(English)normativo(Español)normatif(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 "normativ"?
"normativ" is spelled N-O-R-M-A-T-I-V. The IPA pronunciation is [nɔʁmaˈtiːf].
What does "normativ" mean?
As an adjective, "normativ" means: als Norm geltend, eine Norm setzend
How do you pronounce "normativ"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "normativ" is [nɔʁmaˈtiːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "normativ" come from?
"normativ" 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 "normativ", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

notgeile#78,349Oberlauf#78,357obliegen#78,359Nassauer#78,329

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list