allusif

\a.ly.zif\

/\a.ly.zif\/ adj

The verdict

“allusif” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui contient une allusion.

Corpus desk

Index FR-allusif · allusif · French

allusif · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for allusif
PropertyValue
Headwordallusif
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\a.ly.zif\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « allusif » en français

allusifn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

allusif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a.ly.zif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui contient une allusion.".

allusif doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is allusif, spelled A-L-L-U-S-I-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui contient une allusion.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le ton péremptoire et l’expression allusive me glacèrent. J’eus le pressentiment d’une discussion immédiate et violente.
  2. Cette ambiguïté allusive est une réalisation du phénomène de l’intertextualité : elle fonctionne seulement si le récepteur dispose d’un bagage culturel suffisant.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "allusif"?
"allusif" is spelled A-L-L-U-S-I-F. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ly.zif\.
What does "allusif" mean?
As an adjective, "allusif" means: Qui contient une allusion.
How do you pronounce "allusif"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "allusif" is \a.ly.zif\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "allusif" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list