Plosiv
[ploˈziːf]
The verdict
“Plosiv” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Laut, der durch das explosive Ausströmen des Phonationsstromes, der zuvor gestoppt wurde, entsteht
Corpus desk
Index DE-plosiv · Plosiv · German
Plosiv · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | Plosiv |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ploˈziːf] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Plosiv“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Plosiv is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ploˈziːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Laut, der durch das explosive Ausströmen des Phonationsstromes, der zuvor gestoppt wurde, entsteht".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Plosiv in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Plosiv, spelled P-L-O-S-I-V.
Definition
- 1Laut, der durch das explosive Ausströmen des Phonationsstromes, der zuvor gestoppt wurde, entsteht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Plosiv appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Deutschen werden aspirierte und unaspirierte Plosive phonologisch nicht unterschieden.
Die Artikulation der Plosive erfolgt in drei Phasen: Bildung eines Verschlusses, Phase des Verschlusses und plötzliche Lösung des Verschlusses; die verschiedenen Benennungen der Plosive heben die eine oder andere dieser Artikulationsphasen hervor. So betont Okklusiv mehr den Verschluss, Plosiv die plötzliche Öffnung.
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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.