curatif

\ky.ʁa.tif\

/\ky.ʁa.tif\/ adj

The verdict

“curatif” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,687. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,687
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est propre à la cure, à la guérison d’une maladie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-curatif · curatif · French

curatif · rank #46,687 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,687
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cunnilingus

Nearest frequency peer: cunnilingus (-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 « curatif »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « curatif » 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).

curatif vs curtis
71% similar
curatif vs créatif
71% similar

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

Key facts for curatif
PropertyValue
Headwordcuratif
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ky.ʁa.tif\
Letters7
Frequency rank#46,687
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « curatif »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).curatifse 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 « cunnilingus » (#46,686), « cuistot » (#46,685), « cristallines » (#46,684). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « curatif » est au #46,687. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around curatif (IPA \ky.ʁa.tif\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #46,687 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui est propre à la cure, à la guérison d’une maladie.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for curatif, with forms such as "ccuratif", "cruatif", and "cuartif". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "curtis", "créatif", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 curatif, spelled C-U-R-A-T-I-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est propre à la cure, à la guérison d’une maladie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’emploi des chocolatines au tannate de quinine (modèle de Celli) a marqué une amélioration notable dans les techniques du service antipaludique algérien pour le traitement préventif ou curatif des jeunes enfants.
  2. Paradoxalement, il est recommandé d’anticoaguler à dose curative afin d’éviter la formation de thrombus intracarotidien [20, 21].

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccuratif
  • cruatif
  • cuartif
  • curaitf
  • curatfi
  • curatiff
  • curattif
  • curratif
  • curtaif
  • ucratif

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccuratif1cruatif2cuartif2curaitf2curatfi2curatiff1curattif1curratif1
Edit distance from "curatif"

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 "curatif"?
"curatif" is spelled C-U-R-A-T-I-F. The IPA pronunciation is \ky.ʁa.tif\.
What does "curatif" mean?
As an adjective, "curatif" means: Qui est propre à la cure, à la guérison d’une maladie.
What words are commonly confused with "curatif"?
"curatif" is commonly confused with "curtis", "créatif". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "curatif"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "curatif" is \ky.ʁa.tif\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "curatif" come from?
"curatif" 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 "curatif", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list