conductive
/kənˈdʌktɪv/adjective
conductive is spelled C-O-N-D-U-C-T-I-V-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, conductive means “Able to conduct electrical current or heat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in conductive?
| Letters | 10: C-O-N-D-U-C-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 26,776th 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 conductive?
Conductive appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th 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 conductive?
- /kənˈdʌktɪv/
Conductive has 3 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-conductive.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of conductive
- more conductive comparative
- most conductive superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conductive mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Able to conduct electrical current or heat.
Distilled water is very slightly electrically conductive.
- 2
Of, or relating to conductivity of a material.
- 3
Eggcorn of conducive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conductive in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense able to conduct electrical current or heat:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | conducteur |
| German | leitend |
| Portuguese | condutivo |
| Spanish | conductivo |
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 conductive come from?
From conduct + -ive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).