digressive
/daɪˈɡɹɛsɪv/adjective
digressive is spelled D-I-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, digressive means “Marked by digression; rambling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in digressive?
| Letters | 10: D-I-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 digressive?
Digressive appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 digressive?
- UK /daɪˈɡɹɛsɪv/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-digressive.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with digressive?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as digressive from its last stressed vowel (/ɛsɪv/, British pronunciation):
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 digressive
- more digressive comparative
- most digressive superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does digressive mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Marked by digression; rambling
- 2
Being a digression; off-topic
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Digressive in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense marked by digression; rambling:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | abschweifend |
| Spanish | divagatorio, digresivo |
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 digressive come from?
From digress + -ive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).