cursive
/ˈkɝsɪv/adjective, noun
cursive is spelled C-U-R-S-I-V-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, cursive means “Running; flowing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cursive?
| Letters | 7: C-U-R-S-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is cursive?
Cursive appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th 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 cursive?
- US /ˈkɝsɪv/
- UK /ˈkɜːsɪv/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-cursive.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cursive?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cursive from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹsɪv/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of cursive
- more cursive comparative
- most cursive superlative
- cursives plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cursive mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Running; flowing.
- 2
Having successive letters joined together.
- 3
Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that occurs in a straight line (in space or time).
cursive aspect
noun
- 1
A cursive character, letter or font.
- 2
A manuscript written in cursive characters.
- 3
Joined-up handwriting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cursive in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cursif, attaché , cursive |
| German | kursiv , Kursivbuchstabe , Schreibschrift, Kursivschrift, Verbundschrift, kursive Schrift |
| Portuguese | cursivo |
| Spanish | en cursiva, cursiva, corrida , letra cursiva, letra corrida |
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 cursive come from?
Borrowed from Middle French cursif, from Medieval Latin cursīvus, from Latin cursus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).