déceptif
French, adjective/de.sɛp.tif/
déceptif is spelled D-É-C-E-P-T-I-F (8 letters) and appears about once in every 66 million words in written French, the 255,834th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Déceptif is a French adjective meaning “deceptive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Trompeur”.
What does déceptif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
deceptive
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Trompeur.
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 déceptif
- déceptive feminine
- déceptifs masculine plural
- déceptives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce déceptif?
- /de.sɛp.tif/
- \de.sɛp.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 déceptif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is déceptif in French?
déceptif appears about once in every 66 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).