possessiv
[ˌpɔsɛˈsiːf]
The verdict
“possessiv” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - auf die Zugehörigkeit einer Person oder Sache zu einer anderen Person oder Sache hinweisend, besitzanzeigend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | possessiv |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌpɔsɛˈsiːf] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “possessiv” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for possessiv is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌpɔsɛˈsiːf]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "auf die Zugehörigkeit einer Person oder Sache zu einer anderen Person oder Sache hinweisend, besitzanzeigend".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for possessiv, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is possessiv, spelled P-O-S-S-E-S-S-I-V.
Definition
- 1auf die Zugehörigkeit einer Person oder Sache zu einer anderen Person oder Sache hinweisend, besitzanzeigend
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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.
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Using “possessiv”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-O-S-S-E-S-S-I-V - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌpɔsɛˈsiːf] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.