Vokativ
[ˈvoːkatiːf]
The verdict
“Vokativ” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Fall (Kasus), der (zum Beispiel im Lateinischen, Serbischen oder Kurdischen) bei einem Anruf oder bei einer Anrede verwendet wird; in vielen anderen Sprachen, zum Beispiel im Deutschen, wird di...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vokativ |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvoːkatiːf] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Vokativ” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Vokativ is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvoːkatiːf]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "der Fall (Kasus), der (zum Beispiel im Lateinischen, Serbischen oder Kurdischen) bei einem Anruf oder bei einer Anrede verwendet wird; in vielen anderen Sprachen, zum Beispiel im Deutschen, wird di...".
Vokativ has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Vokativ, spelled V-O-K-A-T-I-V.
Definition
- 1der Fall (Kasus), der (zum Beispiel im Lateinischen, Serbischen oder Kurdischen) bei einem Anruf oder bei einer Anrede verwendet wird; in vielen anderen Sprachen, zum Beispiel im Deutschen, wird diese Funktion vom Nominativ (Anredenominativ) übernommen
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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.
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Using “Vokativ”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-O-K-A-T-I-V - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvoːkatiːf] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.