# cursive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkɝsɪv/ · frequency rank #32,754

## Definitions
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).

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French cursif, from Medieval Latin cursīvus, from Latin cursus.

## Easily confused with
- **curve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cursive-vs-curve)
- **curse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curse-vs-cursive)
- **curie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curie-vs-cursive)
- **currie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/currie-vs-cursive)
- **cuisine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cuisine-vs-cursive)
- **cursing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cursing-vs-cursive)
- **curative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curative-vs-cursive)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ccursive`, `crusive`, `curisve`, `currsive`, `cursiev`, `cursivve`, `curssive`, `cursvie`, `cusrive`, `ucrsive`

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