Sedativum
[zedaˈtiːvʊm]
The verdict
“Sedativum” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mittel zur Beruhigung, Stillstellung
Corpus desk
Index DE-sedativum · Sedativum · German
Sedativum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | Sedativum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zedaˈtiːvʊm] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sedativum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sedativum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zedaˈtiːvʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mittel zur Beruhigung, Stillstellung".
Sedativum doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sedativum, spelled S-E-D-A-T-I-V-U-M.
Definition
- 1Mittel zur Beruhigung, Stillstellung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sedativum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aber er lag entspannt unter Sedativa in Amarillo, um seine Prostataentzündung auszukurieren.“
„Morphin wurde bald als Schlafmittel verwendet, von den 1870er Jahren an auch als Sedativum bei erregten Kranken in psychiatrischen Anstalten.“
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.