constitutif

\kɔ̃s.ti.ty.tif\

/\kɔ̃s.ti.ty.tif\/ adj

The verdict

“constitutif” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #34,950. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,950
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui constitue essentiellement une chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-constitutif · constitutif · French

constitutif · rank #34,950 · 17 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,950
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH connecteur

Nearest frequency peer: connecteur (-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 « constitutif »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « constitutif » 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).

constitutif vs constitution
83% similar
constitutif vs constitutifs
92% similar
constitutif vs constitutive
83% similar

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

Key facts for constitutif
PropertyValue
Headwordconstitutif
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ̃s.ti.ty.tif\
Letters11
Frequency rank#34,950
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « constitutif »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.constitutifse 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 « connecteur » (#34,949), « contestataires » (#34,951), « continuèrent » (#34,952). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « constitutif » est au #34,950. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around constitutif (IPA \kɔ̃s.ti.ty.tif\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #34,950 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for constitutif, with forms such as "cconstitutif", "cnostitutif", and "connstitutif". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "constitution", "constitutifs", "constitutive", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is constitutif, spelled C-O-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui constitue essentiellement une chose.
  2. 2
    Qualifie les actes qui établissent un droit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La liberté, cet attribut constitutif de l’homme, et que l’homme voudroit étendre au-delà de ses bornes, paroît à l’homme n’avoir jamais tort.
  2. Les raisins cueillis sont transportés dans de grandes cuves en bois où des hommes les foulent avec les pieds ; la pulpe étant brisée, les diverses matières constitutives sont ainsi mises en contact intime.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconstitutif
  • cnostitutif
  • connstitutif
  • consittutif
  • consstitutif
  • constittuif
  • constittutif
  • constituitf
  • constitutfi
  • constitutiff
  • constituttif
  • constiuttif
  • consttitutif
  • consttiutif
  • contsitutif
  • cosntitutif
  • ocnstitutif

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of constitutif - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cconstitutif1cnostitutif2connstitutif1consittutif2consstitutif1constittuif2constittutif1constituitf2
Edit distance from "constitutif"

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 "constitutif"?
"constitutif" is spelled C-O-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-F. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃s.ti.ty.tif\.
What does "constitutif" mean?
As an adjective, "constitutif" means: Qui constitue essentiellement une chose.
What words are commonly confused with "constitutif"?
"constitutif" is commonly confused with "constitution", "constitutifs", "constitutive". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "constitutif"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "constitutif" is \kɔ̃s.ti.ty.tif\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "constitutif" come from?
"constitutif" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list