transitiv

[ˈtʁanziˌtiːf]

/[ˈtʁanziˌtiːf]/ adj

The verdict

“transitiv” 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) - ein Akkusativobjekt mit sich ziehend (bei Verben)

Corpus desk

Index DE-transitiv · transitiv · German

transitiv · 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 "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.

Key facts for transitiv
PropertyValue
Headwordtransitiv
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈtʁanziˌtiːf]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „transitiv“ im Deutschen

transitivsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

transitiv is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈtʁanziˌtiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for transitiv, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 transitiv, spelled T-R-A-N-S-I-T-I-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Akkusativobjekt mit sich ziehend (bei Verben)
  2. 2
    eine zweistellige Relation R heißt transitiv, wenn aus a R b und b R c stets a R c folgt.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sehen“ ist ein transitives Verb.
  2. Typische transitive Relationen sind die Ordnungsrelationen: Aus a > b und b > c etwa folgt immer a > c.

Synonyms

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This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "transitiv"?
"transitiv" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-I-T-I-V. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁanziˌtiːf].
What does "transitiv" mean?
As an adjective, "transitiv" means: ein Akkusativobjekt mit sich ziehend (bei Verben)
How do you pronounce "transitiv"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transitiv" is [ˈtʁanziˌtiːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "transitiv" come from?
"transitiv" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list