rezeptiv
[ʁet͡sɛpˈtiːf]
The verdict
“rezeptiv” 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) - etwas aufnehmend, empfangend, wahrnehmend
Corpus desk
Index DE-rezeptiv · rezeptiv · German
rezeptiv · 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 | rezeptiv |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ʁet͡sɛpˈtiːf] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „rezeptiv“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
rezeptiv is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ʁet͡sɛpˈtiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas aufnehmend, empfangend, wahrnehmend".
rezeptiv doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is rezeptiv, spelled R-E-Z-E-P-T-I-V.
Definition
- 1etwas aufnehmend, empfangend, wahrnehmend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rezeptiv appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zur Kunst hat er eine rein rezeptive Einstellung.
„Die Referendarinnen und Referendare schätzen ebenfalls Veranstaltungen in Mathematik als am rezeptivsten ein, während sie die mathematikdidaktischen Veranstaltungen als am wenigsten rezeptiv wahrnehmen (…)“
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.