commémorative

\kɔ.me.mɔ.ʁa.tiv\

/\kɔ.me.mɔ.ʁa.tiv\/ adj

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The verdict

“commémorative” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,740. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,740
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de commémoratif.

Corpus desk

Index FR-commemorative · commémorative · French

commémorative · rank #27,740 · 18 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,740
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH commentant

Nearest frequency peer: commentant (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « commémorative »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « commémorative » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

commémorative vs commémoratif
85% similar
commémorative vs commémoration
85% similar

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

Key facts for commémorative
PropertyValue
Headwordcommémorative
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ.me.mɔ.ʁa.tiv\
Letters13
Frequency rank#27,740
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « commémorative »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).commémorativese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « commentant » (#27,739), « complétées » (#27,741), « commandait » (#27,738). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « commémorative » est au #27,740. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around commémorative (IPA \kɔ.me.mɔ.ʁa.tiv\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,740 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de commémoratif.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for commémorative, with forms such as "ccommémorative", "cmomémorative", and "commemorative". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "commémoratif", "commémoration", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is commémorative, spelled C-O-M-M-É-M-O-R-A-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de commémoratif.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccommémorative
  • cmomémorative
  • commemorative
  • commméorative
  • commémmorative
  • commémoartive
  • commémoraitve
  • commémoratiev
  • commémorativve
  • commémorattive
  • commémoratvie
  • commémorrative
  • commémortaive
  • commémroative
  • comméomrative
  • comémmorative
  • comémorative
  • ocmmémorative

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of commémorative - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccommémorative1cmomémorative2commemorative1commméorative2commémmorative1commémoartive2commémoraitve2commémoratiev2
Edit distance from "commémorative"

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 "commémorative"?
"commémorative" is spelled C-O-M-M-É-M-O-R-A-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.me.mɔ.ʁa.tiv\.
What does "commémorative" mean?
As an adjective, "commémorative" means: Féminin singulier de commémoratif.
What words are commonly confused with "commémorative"?
"commémorative" is commonly confused with "commémoratif", "commémoration". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "commémorative"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "commémorative" is \kɔ.me.mɔ.ʁa.tiv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "commémorative" come from?
"commémorative" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

continuerons18 variantsinquiétantes18 variantsKickstarter18 variantsmutualisation18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list