operative

[opəʁaˈtiːvə]

/[opəʁaˈtiːvə]/ adj

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The verdict

“operative” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,357. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,357
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs operativ

Corpus desk

Index DE-operative · operative · German

operative · rank #12,357 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,357
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH nutzbar

Nearest frequency peer: nutzbar (-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 „operative“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „operative“ 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).

operative vs operativen
90% similar
operative vs operativer
90% similar
operative vs operativ
89% similar

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

Key facts for operative
PropertyValue
Headwordoperative
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[opəʁaˈtiːvə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,357
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „operative“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).operativeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „nutzbar“ (#12,356), „Ortschaft“ (#12,358), „Norddeutschland“ (#12,355). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „operative“ bei #12,357. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around operative (IPA [opəʁaˈtiːvə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,357 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for operative, with forms such as "oeprative", "opeartive", and "operaitve". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "operativen", "operativer", "operativ", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is operative, spelled O-P-E-R-A-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs operativ
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs operativ
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Adjektivs operativ
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Adjektivs operativ
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs operativ
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs operativ
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs operativ
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs operativ
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs operativ

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oeprative
  • opeartive
  • operaitve
  • operatiev
  • operativve
  • operattive
  • operatvie
  • operrative
  • opertaive
  • opperative
  • opreative
  • poerative

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

oeprative2opeartive2operaitve2operatiev2operativve1operattive1operatvie2operrative1
Edit distance from "operative"

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 "operative"?
"operative" is spelled O-P-E-R-A-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [opəʁaˈtiːvə].
What does "operative" mean?
As an adjective, "operative" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs operativ
What words are commonly confused with "operative"?
"operative" is commonly confused with "operativen", "operativer", "operativ". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "operative"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "operative" is [opəʁaˈtiːvə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "operative" come from?
"operative" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Ortschaft#12,358Passanten#12,360Mitbürger#12,347Manhattan#12,339

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

pauschal12 variantsschlauer12 variantskollektiv12 variantsunauffällig12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list