vivid

[biˈβið]

/[biˈβið]/ verb

The verdict

“vivid” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vivir

Corpus desk

Index DE-vivid · vivid · German

vivid · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • 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.

Key facts for vivid
PropertyValue
Headwordvivid
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[biˈβið]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vivid” sits in German frequency

vividsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent German words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

vivid is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [biˈβið]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vivir".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for vivid, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 vivid, spelled V-I-V-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vivir

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vivid"?
"vivid" is spelled V-I-V-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is [biˈβið].
What does "vivid" mean?
As a verb, "vivid" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vivir
How do you pronounce "vivid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vivid" is [biˈβið]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vivid" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list