progressiver

[pʁoɡʁɛˈsiːvɐ]

/[pʁoɡʁɛˈsiːvɐ]/ adj

The verdict

“progressiver” is uncommon German (frequency #54,000 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,000
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs progressiv

Key facts for progressiver
PropertyValue
Headwordprogressiver
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pʁoɡʁɛˈsiːvɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#54,000
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “progressiver” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). progressiver lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

progressiver is uncommon German at frequency #54,000 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [pʁoɡʁɛˈsiːvɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for progressiver in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is progressiver, spelled P-R-O-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs progressiv
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs progressiv
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs progressiv
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs progressiv
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs progressiv

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 "progressiver"?
"progressiver" is spelled P-R-O-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoɡʁɛˈsiːvɐ].
What does "progressiver" mean?
As an adjective, "progressiver" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs progressiv
How do you pronounce "progressiver"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "progressiver" is [pʁoɡʁɛˈsiːvɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "progressiver" come from?
"progressiver" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “progressiver”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-R-O-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pʁoɡʁɛˈsiːvɐ] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list