abrasif

\a.bʁa.zif\

/\a.bʁa.zif\/ adj

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The verdict

“abrasif” is uncommon French (frequency #61,265 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,265
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui use, polit par frottement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-abrasif · abrasif · French

abrasif · rank #61,265 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,265
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH aboutiront

Nearest frequency peer: aboutiront (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « abrasif »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « abrasif » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abrasif
PropertyValue
Headwordabrasif
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\a.bʁa.zif\
Letters7
Frequency rank#61,265
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « abrasif » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.abrasiftombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « aboutiront » (#61,264), « abolitionnistes » (#61,263), « accablants » (#61,267). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « abrasif » est au #61,265. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abrasif is uncommon French at frequency #61,265 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a.bʁa.zif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for abrasif, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is abrasif, spelled A-B-R-A-S-I-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui use, polit par frottement.
  2. 2
    Qui est désagréable, malpoli, qui communique de façon conflictuelle.
  3. 3
    Caractérise une œuvre ou un propos critiques, pouvant être grinçants.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La toile émeri est abrasive.
  2. Les 5,412 km et les longues lignes droites du premier secteur offrent de bonnes opportunités de dépassements mais le revêtement de la piste est extrêmement abrasif et les 15 virages mettent les pneumatiques à rude épreuve.

This word in other languages

abrasive(English)abrasivo(Español)abrasiv(Deutsch)

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abrasif"?
"abrasif" is spelled A-B-R-A-S-I-F. The IPA pronunciation is \a.bʁa.zif\.
What does "abrasif" mean?
As an adjective, "abrasif" means: Qui use, polit par frottement.
How do you pronounce "abrasif"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abrasif" is \a.bʁa.zif\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abrasif" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list