retrospektive

[ʁetʁospɛkˈtiːvə]

/[ʁetʁospɛkˈtiːvə]/ adj

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The verdict

“retrospektive” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,358. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,358
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs retrospektiv

Corpus desk

Index DE-retrospektive · retrospektive · German

retrospektive · rank #28,358 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,358
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ressorts

Nearest frequency peer: Ressorts (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „retrospektive“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „retrospektive“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for retrospektive
PropertyValue
Headwordretrospektive
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʁetʁospɛkˈtiːvə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#28,358
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „retrospektive“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).retrospektiveliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ressorts“ (#28,357), „Revolutionen“ (#28,359), „Requiem“ (#28,356). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „retrospektive“ bei #28,358. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around retrospektive (IPA [ʁetʁospɛkˈtiːvə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,358 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for retrospektive, with forms such as "ertrospektive", "rertospektive", and "retorspektive". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 retrospektive, spelled R-E-T-R-O-S-P-E-K-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs retrospektiv
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs retrospektiv
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural der starken Flexion des Adjektivs retrospektiv
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural der starken Flexion des Adjektivs retrospektiv
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs retrospektiv
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs retrospektiv
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs retrospektiv
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs retrospektiv
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs retrospektiv
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs retrospektiv
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs retrospektiv

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ertrospektive
  • rertospektive
  • retorspektive
  • retropsektive
  • retrosepktive
  • retrospekitve
  • retrospekktive
  • retrospektiev
  • retrospektivve
  • retrospekttive
  • retrospektvie
  • retrospetkive
  • retrospketive
  • retrosppektive
  • retrosspektive
  • retrrospektive
  • retrsopektive
  • rettrospektive
  • rretrospektive
  • rterospektive

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of retrospektive - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ertrospektive2rertospektive2retorspektive2retropsektive2retrosepktive2retrospekitve2retrospekktive1retrospektiev2
Edit distance from "retrospektive"

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 "retrospektive"?
"retrospektive" is spelled R-E-T-R-O-S-P-E-K-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁetʁospɛkˈtiːvə].
What does "retrospektive" mean?
As an adjective, "retrospektive" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs retrospektiv
What are common misspellings of "retrospektive"?
Common misspellings include "ertrospektive", "rertospektive", "retorspektive", "retropsektive", "retrosepktive". The correct spelling is "retrospektive".
How do you pronounce "retrospektive"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retrospektive" is [ʁetʁospɛkˈtiːvə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retrospektive" come from?
"retrospektive" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list