perfective
/pə(ɹ)ˈfɛktɪv/adjective, noun
perfective is spelled P-E-R-F-E-C-T-I-V-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, perfective means “Of, or relative to, the perfective aspect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in perfective?
| Letters | 10: P-E-R-F-E-C-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 98,107th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is perfective?
Perfective appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th 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 perfective?
- /pə(ɹ)ˈfɛktɪv/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-perfective.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of perfective
- more perfective comparative
- most perfective superlative
- perfectives plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does perfective mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, or relative to, the perfective aspect.
- 2
Of, or relative to, a perfect tense.
- 3
obsoleteTending to make perfect, or to bring to perfection.
noun
- 1
A perfective verb form.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate perfective?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of perfective: perf.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Perfective in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense related to the perfect tense or perfective aspect:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | perfectif |
| German | perfektiv |
| Portuguese | perfectivo, perfetivo |
| Spanish | perfectivo |
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 perfective come from?
From perfect + -ive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).