respektive
German, conjunction/respɛkˈtiːve/
respektive is spelled R-E-S-P-E-K-T-I-V-E (10 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written German, the 19,537th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Respektive is a German conjunction meaning “respectively” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “oder auch, anders ausgedrückt”.
What does respektive mean in English?
conjunction
- 1
respectively
Die Wörter süß und niedlich sind ein- respektive zweisilbig.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
conjunction: 1. oder auch, anders ausgedrückt
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 respektive
- resp. alternative abbreviation
- respective alternative obsolete
- rsp. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce respektive?
- /respɛkˈtiːve/
- [ʁespɛkˈtiːvə]
- [ʁɛspɛkˈtiːvə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is respektive in German?
respektive appears 2.7 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).