progressiv
German, adjective/pʁoɡʁɛˈsiːf/
progressiv is spelled P-R-O-G-R-E-S-S-I-V (10 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written German, the 30,977th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Progressiv is a German adjective meaning “progressive (favoring or promoting progress; advanced)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Fortschritt zeigend, auf Fortschritt ausgerichtet; sich weiterentwickelnd”.
What does progressiv mean in English?
adjective
- 1
progressive (favoring or promoting progress; advanced)
- 2
progressive (gradually advancing in extent; increasing; advancing in severity)
- 3
progressive (promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions; liberal)
- 4
progressive (increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Fortschritt zeigend, auf Fortschritt ausgerichtet; sich weiterentwickelnd 2. fortschreitend, im Laufe der Zeit zunehmend, sich vergrößernd
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of progressiv
- progressiver masculine nominative singular
- am progressivsten superlative
- progressive feminine nominative singular
- progressives neuter nominative singular
- progressiven genitive masculine singular
- progressivem dative masculine singular
- der progressive definite includes-article masculine
- die progressive definite feminine includes-article
- das progressive definite includes-article neuter
- die progressiven definite includes-article nominative
- des progressiven definite genitive includes-article
- der progressiven definite feminine genitive
- dem progressiven dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce progressiv?
- /pʁoɡʁɛˈsiːf/
- [pʁoɡʁɛˈsiːf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to progressiv
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is progressiv in German?
progressiv appears 1.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).