contributive

\kon.tri.bu.ˈti.ve\

/\kon.tri.bu.ˈti.ve\/ adj

The verdict

“contributive” is uncommon French (frequency #83,736 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,736
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin pluriel de contributivo.

Corpus desk

Index FR-contributive · contributive · French

contributive · rank #83,736 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,736
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH contreproduct…

Nearest frequency peer: contreproductif (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « contributive »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « contributive » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for contributive
PropertyValue
Headwordcontributive
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kon.tri.bu.ˈti.ve\
Letters12
Frequency rank#83,736
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « contributive » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.contributivetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « contreproductif » (#83,735), « consolations » (#83,734), « cordelier » (#83,738). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « contributive » est au #83,736. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

contributive is uncommon French at frequency #83,736 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kon.tri.bu.ˈti.ve\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Féminin pluriel de contributivo.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for contributive, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for 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 contributive, spelled C-O-N-T-R-I-B-U-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin pluriel de contributivo.

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 "contributive"?
"contributive" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-I-B-U-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kon.tri.bu.ˈti.ve\.
What does "contributive" mean?
As an adjective, "contributive" means: Féminin pluriel de contributivo.
How do you pronounce "contributive"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contributive" is \kon.tri.bu.ˈti.ve\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contributive" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list