convulsif
French, adjective/kɔ̃.vyl.sif/
convulsif is spelled C-O-N-V-U-L-S-I-F (9 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written French, the 147,615th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Convulsif is a French adjective meaning “convulsive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui se caractérise par des convulsions, qui s’accompagne de convulsions”.
What does convulsif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
convulsive
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui se caractérise par des convulsions, qui s’accompagne de convulsions. 2. Qui a le caractère brusque, nerveux et saccadé des convulsions. 3. Agité, violent.
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 convulsif
- convulsive feminine
- convulsifs masculine plural
- convulsives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce convulsif?
- /kɔ̃.vyl.sif/
- \kɔ̃.vyl.sif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to convulsif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is convulsif in French?
convulsif appears about once in every 21 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).