discursif
\dis.kyʁ.sif\
The verdict
“discursif” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui passe d'une proposition à une autre par le raisonnement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-discursif · discursif · French
discursif · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | discursif |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \dis.kyʁ.sif\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « discursif » en français
Rare enough to double-check
discursif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \dis.kyʁ.sif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for discursif, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is discursif, spelled D-I-S-C-U-R-S-I-F.
Definition
- 1Qui passe d'une proposition à une autre par le raisonnement.
- 2Qui est relatif au discours.
- 3Qui caractérise un raisonnement peu rigoureux, qui ne s’astreint pas à une continuité rigoureuse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how discursif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Enfin, il est souvent nécessaire, aussi, d'étudier l'appareillage discursif qui accompagne les spectacles : discours promotionnels, discours critiques, mais encore discours autorisés auxquels participent intellectuels universitaires autant que journalistes.
Chaque image peut avoir plusieurs niveaux discursifs, explique Pascal Blanchard. Il y a ce qu’elles montrent d’un soi-disant réel mais aussi le fantasme qu’elles véhiculent.
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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.