# cohesive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kəʊˈhiː.sɪv/ · frequency rank #19,291

## Definitions
1. Having cohesion.

## Etymology
From Latin cohaesus, past participle of cohaereō, + -ive.

## Easily confused with
- **cohesion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cohesion-vs-cohesive)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ccohesive`, `choesive`, `coehsive`, `coheisve`, `cohesiev`, `cohesivve`, `cohessive`, `cohesvie`, `cohhesive`, `cohseive`, `ochesive`

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