Passiv
[ˈpasiːf]
The verdict
“Passiv” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,109. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,109
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine der beiden Diathesen, ein Genus Verbi, Leideform
Corpus desk
Index DE-passiv · Passiv · German
Passiv · rank #11,109 · 8 variants · 12 confusables
- FREQ-MID #11,109
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH parat
Nearest frequency peer: parat (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Passiv”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Notruf
Notruf
88,895 corpus weight
- Nutzern
Nutzern
88,894 corpus weight
- parat
parat
88,893 corpus weight
- Passiv
Passiv
88,892 corpus weight
- Prediger
Prediger
88,891 corpus weight
- Produktionen
Produktionen
88,890 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Passiv” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Passiv |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpasiːf] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #11,109 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Passiv” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Passiv (IPA [ˈpasiːf]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,109 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Passiv, with forms such as "apssiv", "pasisv", and "pasiv". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "passt", "passte", "Passus", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Passiv, spelled P-A-S-S-I-V.
Definition
- 1eine der beiden Diathesen, ein Genus Verbi, Leideform
- 2Wirtschaft: die Passivseite einer buchhalterischen Bilanz
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Passiv appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Beispiel „ich werde getötet“ ist ‚werde getötet’ Passiv.
„In der Schriftsprache der deutschen Gegenwartssprache sind Aktiv und Passiv sehr ungleich verteilt.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- apssiv
- pasisv
- pasiv
- passivv
- passvi
- paßiv
- ppassiv
- psasiv
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Passiv - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Passiv", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Passiv". Here's where to go from here.
- "Passiv" maps to 12 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "passt". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #11,109 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "P" letter cohort. P–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.