vive

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/[…]/ verb

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The verdict

“vive” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,878. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,878
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs viver (unabhängig von Person und Numerus)

Corpus desk

Index DE-vive · vive · German

vive · rank #37,878 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,878
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Volatilität

Nearest frequency peer: Volatilität (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „vive“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „vive“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

vive vs VV
0% similar
vive vs Vize
50% similar
vive vs vote
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for vive
PropertyValue
Headwordvive
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#37,878
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vive“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).viveliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Volatilität“ (#37,879), „verzichteten“ (#37,876), „vorgelegte“ (#37,880). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vive“ bei #37,878. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around vive (IPA […]), averb. Corpus frequency is #37,878 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for vive, with forms such as "ivve", "viev", and "vivve". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "VV", "Vize", "vote", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is vive, spelled V-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs viver (unabhängig von Person und Numerus)
  2. 2
    Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs viver (unabhängig von Person und Numerus)
  3. 3
    Suchergebnisse in der Interlingua-Wikipedia für „vive“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivve
  • viev
  • vivve
  • vvie
  • vvive

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vive - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ivve2viev2vivve1vvie2vvive1
Edit distance from "vive"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vive"?
"vive" is spelled V-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "vive" mean?
As a verb, "vive" means: Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs viver (unabhängig von Person und Numerus)
What words are commonly confused with "vive"?
"vive" is commonly confused with "VV", "Vize", "vote". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vive"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vive" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vive" come from?
"vive" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vive", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

UMTS#37,835Torf#37,818Ahne#37,946Beet#37,990

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

bello5 variantsreite5 variantsboat5 variantsnous5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list