# presumptive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pɹɪˈzʌm(p)tɪv/ · frequency rank #36,297

## Definitions
1. Based on presumption or conjecture; inferred, likely, presumed.
2. Based on presumption or conjecture; inferred, likely, presumed.
3. Based on presumption or conjecture; inferred, likely, presumed.
4. Synonym of presumptuous (“making unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding what is appropriate or right”).
5. Chiefly in presumptive evidence: providing a reasonable basis for a certain presumption or conclusion to be drawn.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *upó
From Late Middle English presumptif, presumptijf (“based on presumption”), from Anglo-Norman presumptif and Middle French presumptif, présomptif (“based on presumption; of an heir or heiress: presumed to be entitled to inherit unless someone with a superior entitlement is born; presumptuous”) (modern French présomptif), and directly from their etymon Late Latin praesumptivus (“based on presumption; bold; insolent”), from Latin praesūmptus (“presumed”) + -īvus (suffix forming adjectives). Praesūmptus is the perfect passive participle of praesūmō (“to presume”), from prae- (prefix meaning ‘before; in front’) + sūmō (“to seize, take; to accept, presuppose; to undertake”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- (“to distribute; to take”)).

## Easily confused with
- **preemptive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/preemptive-vs-presumptive)
- **presumption** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/presumption-vs-presumptive)

## Common misspellings (17)
`persumptive`, `ppresumptive`, `presmuptive`, `pressumptive`, `presummptive`, `presumpitve`, `presumpptive`, `presumptiev`, `presumptivve`, `presumpttive`, `presumptvie`, `presumtpive`, `presupmtive`, `preusmptive`, `prresumptive`, `prseumptive`, `rpesumptive`

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