relativ
German, adjective/ʁelaˈtiːf/
relativ is spelled R-E-L-A-T-I-V (7 letters) and appears 65 times per million words in written German, the 1,326th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Relativ is a German adjective meaning “relative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in einem Verhältnis zu etwas oder zu einem Kontext stehend und sich darauf beziehend”.
What does relativ mean in English?
adjective
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relative
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. in einem Verhältnis zu etwas oder zu einem Kontext stehend und sich darauf beziehend 2. im Vergleich mit einer anderen Größe, abhängig von einer anderen Größe 3. von nicht unbedeutendem Ausmaß, einigermaßen 4. auf ein vorher genanntes Wort bezüglich
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 relativ
- relativer masculine nominative singular
- am relativsten superlative
- relative feminine nominative singular
- relatives neuter nominative singular
- relativen genitive masculine singular
- relativem dative masculine singular
- der relative definite includes-article masculine
- die relative definite feminine includes-article
- das relative definite includes-article neuter
- die relativen definite includes-article nominative
- des relativen definite genitive includes-article
- der relativen definite feminine genitive
- dem relativen dative definite includes-article
- rel. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce relativ?
- /ʁelaˈtiːf/
- [ʁelaˈtiːf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to relativ
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is relativ in German?
relativ appears 65 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).