submissiv
[ˌzʊpmɪˈsiːf]
The verdict
“submissiv” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - passiv, unterwürfig, demütig, verlegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-submissiv · submissiv · German
submissiv · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | submissiv |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌzʊpmɪˈsiːf] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „submissiv“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
submissiv is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌzʊpmɪˈsiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "passiv, unterwürfig, demütig, verlegen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for submissiv in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is submissiv, spelled S-U-B-M-I-S-S-I-V.
Definition
- 1passiv, unterwürfig, demütig, verlegen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how submissiv appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie verhält sich submissiv.
Wenn sie sich entsprechend ihrer zugewiesenen Führungsrolle dominant verhalten, werden sie als unsympathisch wahrgenommen, wenn sie sich entsprechend ihrer Frauenrolle submissiv und emotional verhalten, werden sie als inkompetent wahrgenommen.
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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.