positives

[ˈpoːzitiːvəs]

/[ˈpoːzitiːvəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“positives” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,579. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,579
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-positives · positives · German

positives · rank #6,579 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,579
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pressekonfere…

Nearest frequency peer: Pressekonferenz (+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 „positives“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „positives“ 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).

positives vs positiv
78% similar
positives vs Positive
78% similar
positives vs Positiven
78% similar

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

Key facts for positives
PropertyValue
Headwordpositives
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈpoːzitiːvəs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,579
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „positives“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Pressekonferenz“ (#6,580), „persönliches“ (#6,577), „Rebellen“ (#6,581). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „positives“ bei #6,579. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around positives (IPA [ˈpoːzitiːvəs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,579 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for positives, with forms such as "opsitives", "poistives", and "posiitves". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "positiv", "Positive", "Positiven", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 positives, spelled P-O-S-I-T-I-V-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs positiv
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs positiv
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs positiv
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs positiv

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opsitives
  • poistives
  • posiitves
  • positievs
  • positivess
  • positivse
  • positivves
  • posittives
  • positvies
  • possitives
  • postiives
  • ppositives
  • psoitives

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

opsitives2poistives2posiitves2positievs2positivess1positivse2positivves1posittives1
Edit distance from "positives"

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 "positives"?
"positives" is spelled P-O-S-I-T-I-V-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpoːzitiːvəs].
What does "positives" mean?
As an adjective, "positives" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs positiv
What words are commonly confused with "positives"?
"positives" is commonly confused with "positiv", "Positive", "Positiven". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "positives"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "positives" is [ˈpoːzitiːvəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "positives" come from?
"positives" 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 "positives", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

Zulassung13 variantsAktivität13 variantsAufführung13 variantsbetracht13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list