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destructif

French, adjective/dɛs.tʁyk.tif/

destructif is spelled D-E-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-F (10 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 68,913th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Destructif is a French adjective meaning “destructive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est propre à détruire”.

What does destructif mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    destructive

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Qui est propre à détruire.

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 destructif

  • destructive feminine
  • destructifs masculine plural
  • destructives feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce destructif?

  • /dɛs.tʁyk.tif/
  • \dɛs.tʁyk.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 destructif

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is destructif in French?

destructif appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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