communicative
/kəˈmjuː.nə.keɪ.t̬ɪv/adjective
communicative is spelled C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-T-I-V-E: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, communicative means “Eager to communicate; talkative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in communicative?
| Letters | 13: C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is communicative?
Communicative appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th 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).
How do you pronounce communicative?
- UK /kəˈmjuː.nɪ.kə.tɪv/
- US /kəˈmjuː.nə.keɪ.t̬ɪv/
- US /kəˈmjuː.nə.kə.t̬ɪv/
Communicative has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-communicative.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of communicative
- more communicative comparative
- most communicative superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does communicative mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Eager to communicate; talkative.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Communicative in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense eager to communicate:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | kommunikativ |
| Spanish | comunicativo |
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 communicative come from?
From Middle French communicatif.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).