# causative

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkɔːzətɪv/ · frequency rank #42,574

## Definitions
1. Acting as a cause.
2. Involving, or affected by, causality.
3. Expressing a cause or causation.

## Etymology
From French causatif, from Latin causātīvus (“causative, pertaining to a lawsuit, accusative”), from causa (“cause”); see cause (verb) and -ive.

## Easily confused with
- **curative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/causative-vs-curative)
- **causation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/causation-vs-causative)

## Common misspellings (12)
`acusative`, `casuative`, `cauastive`, `causaitve`, `causatiev`, `causativve`, `causattive`, `causatvie`, `caussative`, `caustaive`, `ccausative`, `cuasative`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/causative