Positiven

[ˈpoːzitiːvn̩]

/[ˈpoːzitiːvn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Positiven” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,208. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,208
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Positiv

Corpus desk

Index DE-positiven · Positiven · German

Positiven · rank #3,208 · 13 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,208
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pop

Nearest frequency peer: Pop (-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 „Positiven“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Positiven“ 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).

Positiven vs positives
78% similar
Positiven vs positiver
78% similar
Positiven vs positiv
67% similar

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

Key facts for Positiven
PropertyValue
HeadwordPositiven
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpoːzitiːvn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,208
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Positiven“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Pop“ (#3,207), „Rassismus“ (#3,209), „play“ (#3,206). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Positiven“ bei #3,208. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Positiven (IPA [ˈpoːzitiːvn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,208 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Positiv".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Positiven, with forms such as "opsitiven", "poistiven", and "posiitven". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "positives", "positiver", "positiv", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Positiven, spelled P-O-S-I-T-I-V-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Positiv

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opsitiven
  • poistiven
  • posiitven
  • positievn
  • positivenn
  • positivne
  • positivven
  • posittiven
  • positvien
  • possitiven
  • postiiven
  • ppositiven
  • psoitiven

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

opsitiven2poistiven2posiitven2positievn2positivenn1positivne2positivven1posittiven1
Edit distance from "Positiven"

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 "Positiven"?
"Positiven" is spelled P-O-S-I-T-I-V-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpoːzitiːvn̩].
What does "Positiven" mean?
As a noun, "Positiven" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Positiv
What words are commonly confused with "Positiven"?
"Positiven" is commonly confused with "positives", "positiver", "positiv". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Positiven"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Positiven" is [ˈpoːzitiːvn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Positiven" come from?
"Positiven" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Rassismus#3,209reduziert#3,210Plattform#3,205verfügbar#3,219

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Münchner13 variantsMischung13 variantsWachstum13 variantsdamaligen13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list