commutatif
\kɔ.my.ta.tif\
The verdict
“commutatif” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est relatif à un échange, aux échanges.
Corpus desk
Index FR-commutatif · commutatif · French
commutatif · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | commutatif |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \kɔ.my.ta.tif\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
commutatif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kɔ.my.ta.tif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for commutatif, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is commutatif, spelled C-O-M-M-U-T-A-T-I-F.
Definition
- 1Qui est relatif à un échange, aux échanges.
- 2Qualifie une opération algébrique dans laquelle les termes peuvent être interchangés, commutés.
- 3Qualifie une structure algébrique muni d'une loi de composition interne commutative.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how commutatif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’addition et la multiplication des nombres complexes sont des opérations commutatives.
La multiplication des quaternions n'est pas commutative.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.