dépressif

\de.pʁɛ.sif\

/\de.pʁɛ.sif\/ adj

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The verdict

“dépressif” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,729. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,729
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui affaiblit, qui abat.

Corpus desk

Index FR-depressif · dépressif · French

dépressif · rank #18,729 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,729
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH dégagement

Nearest frequency peer: dégagement (-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 « dépressif »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « dépressif » 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).

dépressif vs dépressive
80% similar
dépressif vs dépressifs
90% similar
dépressif vs Depression
60% similar

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

Key facts for dépressif
PropertyValue
Headworddépressif
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\de.pʁɛ.sif\
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,729
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « dépressif »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.dépressifse 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 « dégagement » (#18,728), « désarroi » (#18,730), « désignent » (#18,731). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « dépressif » est au #18,729. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around dépressif (IPA \de.pʁɛ.sif\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,729 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for dépressif, with forms such as "ddépressif", "depressif", and "dpéressif". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "dépressive", "dépressifs", "Depression", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is dépressif, spelled D-É-P-R-E-S-S-I-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui affaiblit, qui abat.
  2. 2
    Qui présente les caractères de la dépression.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le premier jour de cours notre professoresse, une Siennoise blonde d'une trentaine d'années, douce et au regard fuyant, un peu trop pressée, peut-être un rien dépressive, commença par nous demander de nous présenter en disant notre prénom, d'où nous venions et ce que nous avions pris ce matin-là pour le petit déjeuner.

This word in other languages

depressive(English)depresivo(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddépressif
  • depressif
  • dpéressif
  • déperssif
  • déppressif
  • dépresif
  • dépresisf
  • dépressfi
  • dépressiff
  • déprressif
  • déprsesif
  • dérpessif
  • édpressif

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dépressif - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddépressif1depressif1dpéressif2déperssif2déppressif1dépresif1dépresisf2dépressfi2
Edit distance from "dépressif"

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 "dépressif"?
"dépressif" is spelled D-É-P-R-E-S-S-I-F. The IPA pronunciation is \de.pʁɛ.sif\.
What does "dépressif" mean?
As an adjective, "dépressif" means: Qui affaiblit, qui abat.
What words are commonly confused with "dépressif"?
"dépressif" is commonly confused with "dépressive", "dépressifs", "Depression". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dépressif"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dépressif" is \de.pʁɛ.sif\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dépressif" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dépressif", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

désignent#18,731déviation#18,732exprimait#18,745diminuent#18,712

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

effraction13 variantsdécliner13 variantsdéborder13 variantsexpulsés13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list