demonstrativ
\demɔnstʁaˈtiːf\
The verdict
“demonstrativ” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De manière démonstrative.
Corpus desk
Index FR-demonstrativ · demonstrativ · French
demonstrativ · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | demonstrativ |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \demɔnstʁaˈtiːf\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
demonstrativ is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \demɔnstʁaˈtiːf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De manière démonstrative.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for demonstrativ, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is demonstrativ, spelled D-E-M-O-N-S-T-R-A-T-I-V.
Definition
- 1De manière démonstrative.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how demonstrativ appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein 20-Jähriger wurde damals zu einer Strafe von 50 Euro verurteilt, weil er bei einem Zeltfest einen Furz gelassen haben soll. (...) Der Steirer habe die Amtshandlung durch die entweichende Blähung ins Lächerliche gezogen, hieß es von der Polizei in Frohnleiten: „Er hat demonstrativ einen fahren gelassen.“
Synonyms
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.