informative
in·form·at·ive/ɪnˈfoɹmətɪv/adjective
informative is spelled I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-V-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables (in·form·at·ive). It appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, informative means “Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in informative?
| Letters | 11: I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: in·form·at·ive |
| In writing | 4.1 times per million words; the 12,764th 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 informative?
Informative appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th 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 informative?
- UK /ɪnˈfɔːmətɪv/
- US /ɪnˈfoɹmətɪv/
- US [-ɾɪv]
Informative has 4 syllables, split in·form·at·ive in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-informative.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with informative?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as informative from its last stressed vowel (/oɹmətɪv/):
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 informative
- more informative comparative
- most informative superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does informative mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.
I read a very informative newspaper article on that subject last week.
- 2
Of a standard or specification, not specifying requirements, but merely providing information.
- 3
obsoleteFormative; having power to form.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Informative in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense providing useful or interesting information:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | instructif, informatif |
| German | informativ |
| Spanish | informativo, informador |
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 informative come from?
From inform + -ative.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).