compréhensif

\kɔ̃.pʁe.ɑ̃.sif\

/\kɔ̃.pʁe.ɑ̃.sif\/ adj

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The verdict

“compréhensif” has 20 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,293. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,293
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a la faculté de comprendre, de saisir par l’esprit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-comprehensif · compréhensif · French

compréhensif · rank #29,293 · 20 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,293
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH compagnes

Nearest frequency peer: compagnes (-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 « compréhensif »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « compréhensif » 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).

compréhensif vs compréhension
85% similar
compréhensif vs compréhensive
85% similar
compréhensif vs compréhensifs
92% similar

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

Key facts for compréhensif
PropertyValue
Headwordcompréhensif
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ̃.pʁe.ɑ̃.sif\
Letters12
Frequency rank#29,293
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « compréhensif »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « compagnes » (#29,292), « conductrice » (#29,294), « como » (#29,291). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « compréhensif » est au #29,293. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around compréhensif (IPA \kɔ̃.pʁe.ɑ̃.sif\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #29,293 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for compréhensif, with forms such as "ccompréhensif", "cmopréhensif", and "commpréhensif". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "compréhension", "compréhensive", "compréhensifs", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is compréhensif, spelled C-O-M-P-R-É-H-E-N-S-I-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a la faculté de comprendre, de saisir par l’esprit.
  2. 2
    Capable de comprendre les sentiments d’autrui.
  3. 3
    Qui, à l’inverse d’une énumération exhaustive qui explicite chacun d’entre eux, réfère implicitement à tous les éléments d’un ensemble par les propriétés communes qui les relient.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how compréhensif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Une intelligence compréhensive.
  2. C’est quelqu’un de très compréhensif, tu verras.

This word in other languages

understanding(English)verständnisvoll(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccompréhensif
  • cmopréhensif
  • commpréhensif
  • comppréhensif
  • comprehensif
  • comprhéensif
  • comprréhensif
  • compréehnsif
  • compréhenisf
  • compréhennsif
  • compréhensfi
  • compréhensiff
  • compréhenssif
  • compréhesnif
  • compréhhensif
  • compréhnesif
  • compérhensif
  • comrpéhensif
  • copmréhensif
  • ocmpréhensif

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of compréhensif - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccompréhensif1cmopréhensif2commpréhensif1comppréhensif1comprehensif1comprhéensif2comprréhensif1compréehnsif2
Edit distance from "compréhensif"

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 "compréhensif"?
"compréhensif" is spelled C-O-M-P-R-É-H-E-N-S-I-F. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.pʁe.ɑ̃.sif\.
What does "compréhensif" mean?
As an adjective, "compréhensif" means: Qui a la faculté de comprendre, de saisir par l’esprit.
What words are commonly confused with "compréhensif"?
"compréhensif" is commonly confused with "compréhension", "compréhensive", "compréhensifs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "compréhensif"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compréhensif" is \kɔ̃.pʁe.ɑ̃.sif\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "compréhensif" come from?
"compréhensif" 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 "compréhensif", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

caractérisés#29,269déclassement#29,323dépassements#29,332désintéressé#29,335

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

drastiquement20 variantsdénonciations20 variantsétranglement20 variantsretransmission20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list