correlative
"correlative" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“correlative” is uncommon English (frequency #78,493 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,493
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mutually related; corresponding.
Corpus desk
Index EN-correlative · correlative · English
correlative · rank #78,493 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #78,493
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH coquette
Nearest frequency peer: coquette (-1 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 “correlative”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- contralto
contralto
21,512 corpus weight
- coquette
coquette
21,509 corpus weight
- correlative
correlative
21,508 corpus weight
- coxswain
coxswain
21,506 corpus weight
- cran
cran
21,505 corpus weight
- crestfallen
crestfallen
21,504 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “correlative” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | correlative |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #78,493 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “correlative” in English
Rare enough to double-check
correlative is uncommon English at frequency #78,493 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mutually related; corresponding.".
correlative has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From correlate + -ive or cor- + relative. The correct English form is correlative, spelled C-O-R-R-E-L-A-T-I-V-E.
Definition
- 1Mutually related; corresponding.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how correlative appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
If we reinterpret these phenomena in terms of a consistently game-playing model of behavior, the need to distinguish between primary and secondary gains disappears. The correlative necessity to estimate the relative significance of physiological needs and dammed-up impulses on the one hand, and of social and interpersonal factors on the other, also vanish…
Etymology
From correlate + -ive or cor- + relative.
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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