# suggestive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛs.tɪv/ · frequency rank #22,234

## Definitions
1. Tending to suggest or imply.
2. Suggesting romance, sex, etc.; risqué.
3. Relating to hypnotic suggestion.

## Etymology
From suggest + -ive.

## Easily confused with
- **suggesting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suggesting-vs-suggestive)
- **suggestion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suggestion-vs-suggestive)

## Common misspellings (13)
`sgugestive`, `ssuggestive`, `sugegstive`, `sugestive`, `suggesitve`, `suggesstive`, `suggestiev`, `suggestivve`, `suggesttive`, `suggestvie`, `suggetsive`, `suggsetive`, `usggestive`

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