# competitive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/ · frequency rank #2,620

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to competition.
2. Inclined to compete.
3. Capable of competing successfully.
4. Relating to the inhibition of the effects of a chemical substance by another substance competing with it for binding or bonding.
5. Cheap, especially used of quality products.

## Etymology
From Latin competītus (past participle of competere) + -ive.

## Easily confused with
- **competitively** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/competitive-vs-competitively)
- **competition** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/competition-vs-competitive)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ccompetitive`, `cmopetitive`, `comeptitive`, `commpetitive`, `compeittive`, `competiitve`, `competitiev`, `competitivve`, `competittive`, `competitvie`, `compettiive`, `compettitive`, `comppetitive`, `compteitive`, `copmetitive`, `ocmpetitive`

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