meditative

adj

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"meditative" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“meditative” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,585. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,585
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to meditation.

Corpus desk

Index EN-meditative · meditative · English

meditative · rank #34,585 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,585
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH meagre

Nearest frequency peer: meagre (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “meditative”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “meditative” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

meditative vs meditate
80% similar
meditative vs meditation
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for meditative
PropertyValue
Headwordmeditative
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#34,585
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “meditative”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).meditativelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “meagre” (#34,584), “Mehdi” (#34,586), “Maximilian” (#34,583). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “meditative” is #34,585. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around meditative, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #34,585 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for meditative, with forms such as "emditative", "mdeitative", and "medditative". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "meditate", "meditation", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French méditatif. The correct English form is meditative, spelled M-E-D-I-T-A-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to meditation.
  2. 2
    Thoughtful; pensive.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how meditative appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Yoga is a meditative practice.
  2. After hearing the news he became meditative.

Etymology

From Middle French méditatif.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emditative
  • mdeitative
  • medditative
  • mediattive
  • meditaitve
  • meditatiev
  • meditativve
  • meditattive
  • meditatvie
  • medittaive
  • medittative
  • medtiative
  • meidtative
  • mmeditative

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of meditative - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

emditative2mdeitative2medditative1mediattive2meditaitve2meditatiev2meditativve1meditattive1
Edit distance from "meditative"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "meditative"?
"meditative" is spelled M-E-D-I-T-A-T-I-V-E.
What does "meditative" mean?
As an adjective, "meditative" means: Of or pertaining to meditation.
What words are commonly confused with "meditative"?
"meditative" is commonly confused with "meditate", "meditation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "meditative"?
From Middle French méditatif. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "meditative", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Maximilian#34,583mindedness#34,593nutcracker#34,613petitioner#34,631

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

insolvent14 variantsindignant14 variantsprecocious14 variantsshrieking14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list