alternatif
French, adjective/al.tɛʁ.na.tif/
alternatif is spelled A-L-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-F (10 letters) and appears 4.9 times per million words in written French, the 11,366th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alternatif is a French adjective meaning “alternating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui se produit tour à tour, en parlant de deux choses”.
What does alternatif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
alternating
- 2
alternative (different)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui se produit tour à tour, en parlant de deux choses. 2. Qui change de sens à intervalles réguliers. 3. Qualifie les charges des offices qui sont exercées tour à tour par deux personnes. 4. Seconde proposition ou seconde chose qui permet ou oblige à un choix (donc une alternative) entre deux propositions ou entre deux choses opposées.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of alternatif
- alternative feminine
- alternatifs masculine plural
- alternatives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alternatif?
- /al.tɛʁ.na.tif/
- \al.tɛʁ.na.tif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to alternatif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is alternatif in French?
alternatif appears 4.9 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).