reflexiv
[ʁeflɛˈksiːf]
The verdict
“reflexiv” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rückbezüglich auf das Subjekt
Corpus desk
Index DE-reflexiv · reflexiv · German
reflexiv · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | reflexiv |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ʁeflɛˈksiːf] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „reflexiv“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
reflexiv is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ʁeflɛˈksiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for reflexiv in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is reflexiv, spelled R-E-F-L-E-X-I-V.
Definition
- 1rückbezüglich auf das Subjekt
- 2für jedes x∈A das Tupel (x,x) enthaltend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how reflexiv appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Folgende Verben sind zum Beispiel rein reflexiv: „sich erholen“, „sich freuen“, „sich schämen“, „sich wundern“.
Transitive Verben können oft auch reflexiv gebraucht werden: „töten“ – „sich töten“.
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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.