Superlativ
[ˈzuːpɐlatiːf]
The verdict
“Superlativ” is uncommon German (frequency #76,247 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,247
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - höchste Stufe der Steigerung der Adjektive und einiger Adverbien
Corpus desk
Index DE-superlativ · Superlativ · German
Superlativ · rank #76,247 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,247
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Subversion
Nearest frequency peer: Subversion (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Superlativ“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- stylen
stylen
23,759 corpus weight
- stöber
stöber
23,757 corpus weight
- störst
störst
23,756 corpus weight
- Subversion
Subversion
23,755 corpus weight
- Superlativ
Superlativ
23,754 corpus weight
- Sänfte
Sänfte
23,752 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Superlativ“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Superlativ |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzuːpɐlatiːf] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #76,247 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Superlativ“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Superlativ is uncommon German at frequency #76,247 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzuːpɐlatiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Superlativ, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Superlativ, spelled S-U-P-E-R-L-A-T-I-V.
Definition
- 1höchste Stufe der Steigerung der Adjektive und einiger Adverbien
- 2etwas nicht Überbietbares
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Superlativ appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In „Hans ist der größte Junge in seiner Klasse“ steht das Adjektiv „größte“ im Superlativ.
„In Vergleichskonstruktionen drückt der Superlativ den höchsten Grad aus:…“
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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.
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