appropriative
adjective
appropriative is spelled A-P-P-R-O-P-R-I-A-T-I-V-E: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, appropriative means “Taking or setting apart for oneself; appropriating; constituting appropriation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in appropriative?
| Letters | 13: A-P-P-R-O-P-R-I-A-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is appropriative?
Appropriative appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of appropriative
- more appropriative comparative
- most appropriative superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does appropriative mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Taking or setting apart for oneself; appropriating; constituting appropriation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Appropriative in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense taking or setting apart for oneself:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | apropriativo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does appropriative come from?
From appropriate + -ive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).