# digestive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /daɪˈdʒɛstɪv/ · frequency rank #15,800

## Definitions
1. Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion.
2. That causes or promotes digestion.

## Etymology
From Old French digestif, from Late Latin dīgestīvus. Doublet of digestif.

## Easily confused with
- **directive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digestive-vs-directive)
- **digestion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digestion-vs-digestive)
- **digestible** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digestible-vs-digestive)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ddigestive`, `dgiestive`, `diegstive`, `digesitve`, `digesstive`, `digestiev`, `digestivve`, `digesttive`, `digestvie`, `digetsive`, `diggestive`, `digsetive`, `idgestive`

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