auditive

\o.di.tiv\

/\o.di.tiv\/ adj

The verdict

“auditive” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #34,878 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#34,878
frequency rank, French
8
letters
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Féminin singulier de auditif.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

auditive vs auditoire
78% similar
auditive vs auditives
89% similar
auditive vs auditif
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for auditive
PropertyValue
Headwordauditive
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\o.di.tiv\
Letters8
Frequency rank#34,878
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “auditive” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). auditive lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for auditive is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \o.di.tiv\. Corpus data places it at rank #34,878 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Féminin singulier de auditif.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for auditive, with forms such as "aduitive", "audditive", and "audiitve". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "auditoire", "auditives", "auditif", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is auditive, spelled A-U-D-I-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de auditif.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aduitive,audditive,audiitve,auditiev,auditivve,audittive,auditvie,audtiive,auidtive,uaditive

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of auditive - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aduitive2audditive1audiitve2auditiev2auditivve1audittive1auditvie2audtiive2
Edit distance from "auditive"

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 "auditive"?
"auditive" is spelled A-U-D-I-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \o.di.tiv\.
What does "auditive" mean?
As an adjective, "auditive" means: Féminin singulier de auditif.
What words are commonly confused with "auditive"?
"auditive" is commonly confused with "auditoire", "auditives", "auditif". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "auditive"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auditive" is \o.di.tiv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auditive" come from?
"auditive" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “auditive”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-U-D-I-T-I-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \o.di.tiv\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “auditoire” - see the side-by-side comparison. auditive vs auditoire
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list