# comparative

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪv/ · frequency rank #10,018

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to comparison.
2. Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.
3. Approximated by comparison; relative.
4. Comparable; bearing comparison.

## Etymology
From Middle English comparatif, from Middle French comparatif, from Latin comparātīvus, equivalent to comparātus, from comparāre (“to compare”) + -ive, from Latin -īvus.

## Easily confused with
- **cooperative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comparative-vs-cooperative)
- **comparatively** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comparative-vs-comparatively)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ccomparative`, `cmoparative`, `comaprative`, `commparative`, `compaartive`, `comparaitve`, `comparatiev`, `comparativve`, `comparattive`, `comparatvie`, `comparrative`, `compartaive`, `compparative`, `compraative`, `copmarative`, `ocmparative`

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