Stativ

[ʃtaˈtiːf]

/[ʃtaˈtiːf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stativ” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,796. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,796
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meist dreibeiniges Gestell zum Aufstellen von Kameras oder Messgeräten

Corpus desk

Index DE-stativ · Stativ · German

Stativ · rank #37,796 · 9 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,796
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stalinismus

Nearest frequency peer: Stalinismus (-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 „Stativ“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Stativ vs statt
50% similar
Stativ vs status
50% similar
Stativ vs stetig
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Stativ
PropertyValue
HeadwordStativ
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃtaˈtiːf]
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,796
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Stativ“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Stativliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Stalinismus“ (#37,795), „Stadtkern“ (#37,794), „Steinchen“ (#37,798). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stativ“ bei #37,796. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Stativ (IPA [ʃtaˈtiːf]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,796 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "meist dreibeiniges Gestell zum Aufstellen von Kameras oder Messgeräten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stativ, with forms such as "sattiv", "sstativ", and "staitv". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "statt", "status", "stetig", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Stativ, spelled S-T-A-T-I-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    meist dreibeiniges Gestell zum Aufstellen von Kameras oder Messgeräten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Stativ appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Um die Kamera stabilisieren zu können, brauchten sie ein Stativ.
  2. „Jan kniete sich hin, schob das Stativ zusammen und verstaute es zusammen mit der Kamera in der schwarzen Tasche, die er halb offen ließ.“

This word in other languages

tripod(English)trípode(Español)trépied(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sattiv
  • sstativ
  • staitv
  • stativv
  • stattiv
  • statvi
  • sttaiv
  • sttativ
  • tsativ

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Stativ - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

sattiv2sstativ1staitv2stativv1stattiv1statvi2sttaiv2sttativ1
Edit distance from "Stativ"

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 "Stativ"?
"Stativ" is spelled S-T-A-T-I-V. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃtaˈtiːf].
What does "Stativ" mean?
As a noun, "Stativ" means: meist dreibeiniges Gestell zum Aufstellen von Kameras oder Messgeräten
What words are commonly confused with "Stativ"?
"Stativ" is commonly confused with "statt", "status", "stetig". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Stativ"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stativ" is [ʃtaˈtiːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stativ" come from?
"Stativ" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stigma#37,800Themse#37,814shared#37,777trendy#37,825

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

umhüllt9 variantsUmrisse9 variantsWanzen9 variantsWerber9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list