regressiven

[ʁeɡʁɛˈsiːvn̩]

/[ʁeɡʁɛˈsiːvn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“regressiven” is uncommon German (frequency #90,796 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,796
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-regressiven · regressiven · German

regressiven · rank #90,796 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,796
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 42,116
  • PHOTO-FINISH Reglements

Nearest frequency peer: Reglements (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “regressiven”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “regressiven” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for regressiven
PropertyValue
Headwordregressiven
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʁeɡʁɛˈsiːvn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#90,796
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “regressiven” 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). regressiven 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

regressiven is uncommon German at frequency #90,796 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ʁeɡʁɛˈsiːvn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

regressiven has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is regressiven, spelled R-E-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs regressiv
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs regressiv
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs regressiv
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs regressiv
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs regressiv
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs regressiv
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs regressiv
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs regressiv
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs regressiv
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs regressiv
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs regressiv
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs regressiv

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "regressiven"?
"regressiven" is spelled R-E-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeɡʁɛˈsiːvn̩].
What does "regressiven" mean?
As an adjective, "regressiven" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs regressiv
How do you pronounce "regressiven"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regressiven" is [ʁeɡʁɛˈsiːvn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regressiven" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "regressiven", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Reformators#90,786resistenter#90,807psychedelic#90,752Progesteron#90,749
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