# narrative

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈnæɹətɪv/ · frequency rank #3,706

## Definitions
1. Telling a story.
2. Overly talkative; garrulous.
3. Of or relating to narration.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Scots narrative, nerrative, from Middle French narratif, from Latin narrātīvus, from narrō (“to narrate”).

## Easily confused with
- **normative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narrative-vs-normative)
- **narrate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narrate-vs-narrative)
- **narration** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narration-vs-narrative)

## Common misspellings (11)
`anrrative`, `narartive`, `narative`, `narraitve`, `narratiev`, `narrativve`, `narrattive`, `narratvie`, `narrtaive`, `nnarrative`, `nrarative`

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