obsessiv
[ɔpz̥ɛˈsiːf]
The verdict
“obsessiv” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von einem Gedanken/einer Idee extrem eingenommen
Corpus desk
Index DE-obsessiv · obsessiv · German
obsessiv · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | obsessiv |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɔpz̥ɛˈsiːf] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „obsessiv“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
obsessiv is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɔpz̥ɛˈsiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von einem Gedanken/einer Idee extrem eingenommen".
No misspelling variants are generated for obsessiv in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is obsessiv, spelled O-B-S-E-S-S-I-V.
Definition
- 1von einem Gedanken/einer Idee extrem eingenommen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how obsessiv appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die obsessive Beschäftigung der britischen Elite mit den Zuckerproduzenten auf Barbados und Jamaika trug indirekt zur Unabhängigkeit der USA bei.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.