dégénératif
\de.ʒe.ne.ʁa.tif\
The verdict
“dégénératif” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a le caractère de la dégénération.
Corpus desk
Index FR-degeneratif · dégénératif · French
dégénératif · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dégénératif |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \de.ʒe.ne.ʁa.tif\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dégénératif » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dégénératif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \de.ʒe.ne.ʁa.tif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui a le caractère de la dégénération.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for dégénératif in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is dégénératif, spelled D-É-G-É-N-É-R-A-T-I-F.
Definition
- 1Qui a le caractère de la dégénération.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dégénératif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les modifications histologiques dites dégénératives. (Académie des sciences Comptes rend. t. LXXV, page 1831)
Sa disparition semble pratiquement inscrite dans l'ADN canadien comme le sont certaines maladies dégénératives dans les cellules de certains organismes vivants.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.