administrative

/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹə.tɪv/

//ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹə.tɪv// adj

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"administrative" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“administrative” has 21 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,274. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,274
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
21
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or relating to administering or administration.

Corpus desk

Index EN-administrative · administrative · English

administrative · rank #3,274 · 21 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,274
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH actress

Nearest frequency peer: actress (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “administrative”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “administrative” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

administrative vs administratively
88% similar
administrative vs administration
86% similar

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

Key facts for administrative
PropertyValue
Headwordadministrative
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹə.tɪv/
Letters14
Frequency rank#3,274
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “administrative”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).administrativelands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “actress” (#3,273), “Alan” (#3,275), “acid” (#3,272). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “administrative” is #3,274. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around administrative (IPA /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹə.tɪv/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,274 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Of or relating to administering or administration.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for administrative, with forms such as "addministrative", "adimnistrative", and "admiinstrative". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "administratively", "administration", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From administrate + -ive. The correct English form is administrative, spelled A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or relating to administering or administration.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. administrative costs
  2. administrative delays

Etymology

From administrate + -ive.

Antonyms

non-administrativenonadministrative

This word in other languages

administrativo(Español)administratif(Français)administrativ(Deutsch)administrativo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addministrative
  • adimnistrative
  • admiinstrative
  • adminisrtative
  • adminisstrative
  • administartive
  • administraitve
  • administratiev
  • administrativve
  • administrattive
  • administratvie
  • administrrative
  • administrtaive
  • administtrative
  • adminitsrative
  • adminnistrative
  • adminsitrative
  • admministrative
  • admniistrative
  • amdinistrative
  • daministrative

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of administrative - 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.

addministrative1adimnistrative2admiinstrative2adminisrtative2adminisstrative1administartive2administraitve2administratiev2
Edit distance from "administrative"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "administrative"?
"administrative" is spelled A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹə.tɪv/.
What does "administrative" mean?
As an adjective, "administrative" means: Of or relating to administering or administration.
What words are commonly confused with "administrative"?
"administrative" is commonly confused with "administratively", "administration". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "administrative"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "administrative" is /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹə.tɪv/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "administrative"?
From administrate + -ive. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

infrastructure#3,240transportation#2,650representative#2,642communications#2,521

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

establishment21 variantssignificantly21 variantscircumstances21 variantsconstitutional21 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list