assertif
French, adjective/a.sɛʁ.tif/
assertif is spelled A-S-S-E-R-T-I-F (8 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written French, the 173,977th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Assertif is a French adjective meaning “assertive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a le caractère de l’assertion”.
What does assertif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
assertive
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a le caractère de l’assertion. 2. Affirmatif, affirmé, qui s’affirme.
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 assertif
- assertive feminine
- assertifs masculine plural
- assertives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce assertif?
- /a.sɛʁ.tif/
- \a.sɛʁ.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 assertif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is assertif in French?
assertif appears about once in every 30 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).