compulsif

\kɔ̃.pyl.sif\

/\kɔ̃.pyl.sif\/ adj

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The verdict

“compulsif” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,433. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,433
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif à la compulsion ; qui est réalisé irrésistiblement même si le sujet désapprouve cette action.

Corpus desk

Index FR-compulsif · compulsif · French

compulsif · rank #35,433 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,433
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH compiler

Nearest frequency peer: compiler (-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 « compulsif »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « compulsif » 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
Key facts for compulsif
PropertyValue
Headwordcompulsif
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ̃.pyl.sif\
Letters9
Frequency rank#35,433
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « compulsif »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).compulsifse 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 « compiler » (#35,432), « concourent » (#35,434), « commercialement » (#35,431). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « compulsif » est au #35,433. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around compulsif (IPA \kɔ̃.pyl.sif\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #35,433 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Relatif à la compulsion ; qui est réalisé irrésistiblement même si le sujet désapprouve cette action.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for compulsif, with forms such as "ccompulsif", "cmopulsif", and "commpulsif". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is compulsif, spelled C-O-M-P-U-L-S-I-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif à la compulsion ; qui est réalisé irrésistiblement même si le sujet désapprouve cette action.

Synonyms

compulsionnel

This word in other languages

compulsive(English)zwanghaft(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccompulsif
  • cmopulsif
  • commpulsif
  • complusif
  • comppulsif
  • compulisf
  • compullsif
  • compulsfi
  • compulsiff
  • compulssif
  • compuslif
  • comuplsif
  • copmulsif
  • ocmpulsif

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of compulsif - 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.

ccompulsif1cmopulsif2commpulsif1complusif2comppulsif1compulisf2compullsif1compulsfi2
Edit distance from "compulsif"

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 "compulsif"?
"compulsif" is spelled C-O-M-P-U-L-S-I-F. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.pyl.sif\.
What does "compulsif" mean?
As an adjective, "compulsif" means: Relatif à la compulsion ; qui est réalisé irrésistiblement même si le sujet désapprouve cette action.
What are common misspellings of "compulsif"?
Common misspellings include "ccompulsif", "cmopulsif", "commpulsif", "complusif", "comppulsif". The correct spelling is "compulsif".
How do you pronounce "compulsif"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compulsif" is \kɔ̃.pyl.sif\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "compulsif" come from?
"compulsif" 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 "compulsif", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

circoncis#35,427caspienne#35,418Cotillard#35,450cantonner#35,415

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

coordonnés14 variantsdiscutées14 variantsaubergines14 variantsasymétrie14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list