copulative
/ˈkɒpjʊlətɪv/adjective, noun
copulative is spelled C-O-P-U-L-A-T-I-V-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, copulative means “Of or pertaining to copulation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in copulative?
| Letters | 10: C-O-P-U-L-A-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is copulative?
Copulative appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 copulative?
- /ˈkɒpjʊlətɪv/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-TurtleMedicine-copulative.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of copulative
- copulatives plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does copulative mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to copulation.
- 2
That acts as a copula.
- 3
That connects the subject of a clause with its complement.
noun
- 1
obsoleteA connection.
- 2
A copulative conjunction.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does copulative come from?
From Latin copulativus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).