vif
[vɪf]
The verdict
“vif” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einer schnellen Auffassungsgabe ausgestattet, aufgeweckt, voller Elan
Corpus desk
Index DE-vif · vif · German
vif · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | vif |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [vɪf] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vif“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vif is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [vɪf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit einer schnellen Auffassungsgabe ausgestattet, aufgeweckt, voller Elan".
vif has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is vif, spelled V-I-F.
Definition
- 1mit einer schnellen Auffassungsgabe ausgestattet, aufgeweckt, voller Elan
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Überdies zielen vife Redaktionen seit langem darauf, ihre Angebote so aufzubereiten, dass sie möglichst gut auf den Google-Listen placiert sind.“
„Dieser unheimlich starke Abgang war vermutlich der größte Coup des vifen Kulturmanagers.“
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.