tentativ
[ˌtɛntaˈtiːf]
The verdict
“tentativ” 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) - versuchsweise, probeweise
Corpus desk
Index DE-tentativ · tentativ · German
tentativ · 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 "T" 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 | tentativ |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌtɛntaˈtiːf] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „tentativ“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
tentativ is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌtɛntaˈtiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "versuchsweise, probeweise".
No misspelling variants are generated for tentativ in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is tentativ, spelled T-E-N-T-A-T-I-V.
Definition
- 1versuchsweise, probeweise
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tentativ appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine tentative Rechtfertigung der Einteilung und ihrer Vollständigkeit soll hier nur angedeutet werden.
Auch diese Übersetzung ist tentativ.
Synonyms
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.