distributif
\dis.tʁi.by.tif\
The verdict
“distributif” 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 distribue.
Corpus desk
Index FR-distributif · distributif · French
distributif · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | distributif |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \dis.tʁi.by.tif\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « distributif » en français
Rare enough to double-check
distributif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \dis.tʁi.by.tif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for distributif, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is distributif, spelled D-I-S-T-R-I-B-U-T-I-F.
Definition
- 1Qui distribue.
- 2Qualifie une justice qui rend à chacun ce qui lui est dû.
- 3Par opposition à collectif.
- 4Qui permet de passer d'un produit de sommes à une somme de produit.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how distributif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sens distributif. — « Chacun » est un pronom distributif, et « chaque », un adjectif distributif.
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.