constitutif
French, adjective/kɔ̃s.ti.ty.tif/
constitutif is spelled C-O-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-F (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 34,908th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Constitutif is a French adjective meaning “constitutive, constituent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui constitue essentiellement une chose”.
What does constitutif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
constitutive, constituent
La grammaire est l'étude systématique des éléments constitutifs d'une langue.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui constitue essentiellement une chose. 2. Qualifie les actes qui établissent un droit.
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 constitutif
- constitutive feminine
- constitutifs masculine plural
- constitutives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce constitutif?
- /kɔ̃s.ti.ty.tif/
- \kɔ̃s.ti.ty.tif\
- [kɔ̃s.ti.ty.tif]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to constitutif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is constitutif in French?
constitutif appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).