combattif
French, adjective/kɔ̃.ba.tif/
combattif is spelled C-O-M-B-A-T-T-I-F (9 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written French, the 129,327th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Combattif is a French adjective meaning “post-1990 spelling of combatif” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Variante orthographique de combatif”.
What does combattif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
post-1990 spelling of combatif
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Variante orthographique de combatif.
noun: 1. Variante orthographique de combatif.
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 combattif
- combattive feminine
- combattifs masculine plural
- combattives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce combattif?
- /kɔ̃.ba.tif/
- \kɔ̃.ba.tif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is combattif in French?
combattif appears about once in every 16 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).