Possessivum
[pɔsɛˈsiːvʊm]
The verdict
“Possessivum” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - besitzanzeigendes Pronomen
Corpus desk
Index DE-possessivum · Possessivum · German
Possessivum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Possessivum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɔsɛˈsiːvʊm] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Possessivum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Possessivum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɔsɛˈsiːvʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "besitzanzeigendes Pronomen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Possessivum, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Possessivum, spelled P-O-S-S-E-S-S-I-V-U-M.
Definition
- 1besitzanzeigendes Pronomen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Possessivum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Possessivum, das die Relation eines „Objekts" in bezug auf den Sprecher bestimmt, weist im Surselvischen zwei in Form und Funktion unterschiedene Paradigmen auf.
Antonyms
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.