convulsive
/kənˈvʌlsɪv/
"convulsive" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“convulsive” is uncommon English (frequency #75,757 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,757
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Marked by or having the nature of convulsions.
Corpus desk
Index EN-convulsive · convulsive · English
convulsive · rank #75,757 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,757
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH continuations
Nearest frequency peer: continuations (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “convulsive”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- consol
consol
24,248 corpus weight
- contemporan…
contemporaneously
24,247 corpus weight
- continuatio…
continuations
24,246 corpus weight
- convulsive
convulsive
24,244 corpus weight
- coromandel
coromandel
24,240 corpus weight
- Corre
Corre
24,239 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “convulsive” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | convulsive |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /kənˈvʌlsɪv/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #75,757 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “convulsive” in English
Rare enough to double-check
convulsive is uncommon English at frequency #75,757 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /kənˈvʌlsɪv/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for convulsive in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French convulsif. The correct English form is convulsive, spelled C-O-N-V-U-L-S-I-V-E.
Definition
- 1Marked by or having the nature of convulsions.
- 2Having or producing convulsions.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how convulsive appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He scarcely appeared to heed what was doing on the stage; perhaps Norboume was the only one who noticed the convulsive movement of the bitten lip, or the slight shudder which shook him at any unexpected sound.
Etymology
From French convulsif.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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