# corrective

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kəˈɹɛktɪv/ · frequency rank #19,799

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct.
2. Qualifying; limiting.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French correctif, equivalent to correct + -ive.

## Easily confused with
- **collective** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collective-vs-corrective)
- **correction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/correction-vs-corrective)
- **correcting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/correcting-vs-corrective)
- **connective** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/connective-vs-corrective)
- **convective** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/convective-vs-corrective)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ccorrective`, `corective`, `corerctive`, `corrcetive`, `correcctive`, `correcitve`, `correctiev`, `correctivve`, `correcttive`, `correctvie`, `corretcive`, `crorective`, `ocrrective`

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