argumentative

\aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃.ta.tiv\

/\aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃.ta.tiv\/ adj

The verdict

“argumentative” is uncommon French (frequency #79,058 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,058
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier d’argumentatif.

Corpus desk

Index FR-argumentative · argumentative · French

argumentative · rank #79,058 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,058
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH apporterons

Nearest frequency peer: apporterons (-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 « argumentative »

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 « argumentative » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for argumentative
PropertyValue
Headwordargumentative
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃.ta.tiv\
Letters13
Frequency rank#79,058
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « argumentative » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).argumentativetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « apporterons » (#79,057), « apply » (#79,056), « arjen » (#79,060). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « argumentative » est au #79,058. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

argumentative is uncommon French at frequency #79,058 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃.ta.tiv\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Féminin singulier d’argumentatif.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for argumentative in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is argumentative, spelled A-R-G-U-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier d’argumentatif.

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 "argumentative"?
"argumentative" is spelled A-R-G-U-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃.ta.tiv\.
What does "argumentative" mean?
As an adjective, "argumentative" means: Féminin singulier d’argumentatif.
How do you pronounce "argumentative"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "argumentative" is \aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃.ta.tiv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list