dubitatif

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/\dy.bi.ta.tif\/ adj

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The verdict

“dubitatif” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,285. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,285
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui sert à exprimer le doute.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dubitatif · dubitatif · French

dubitatif · rank #37,285 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,285
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH dum

Nearest frequency peer: dum (+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 « dubitatif »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « dubitatif » 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
Key facts for dubitatif
PropertyValue
Headworddubitatif
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\dy.bi.ta.tif\
Letters9
Frequency rank#37,285
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « dubitatif »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.dubitatifse 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 « dum » (#37,286), « droguée » (#37,283), « DV » (#37,287). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « dubitatif » est au #37,285. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around dubitatif (IPA \dy.bi.ta.tif\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,285 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 dubitatif, with forms such as "dbuitatif", "ddubitatif", and "dubbitatif". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 dubitatif, spelled D-U-B-I-T-A-T-I-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui sert à exprimer le doute.
  2. 2
    Qui éprouve un doute.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. M. Cavard se réserve en donnant à sa phrase une forme dubitative qui ne trompe pas son auditeur.
  2. Gui, se détournant à peine, entrevit les sourires de Berry et de Bourgogne, la lippe dubitative d'Orléans — qu'on n'avait guère vu car la rumeur courait qu'il fréquentait les bordeaux de la ville —, les lèvres pincées d'Olivier de Clisson.

This word in other languages

dubious(English)dubitativo(Español)zweifelnd(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dbuitatif
  • ddubitatif
  • dubbitatif
  • dubiattif
  • dubitaitf
  • dubitatfi
  • dubitatiff
  • dubitattif
  • dubittaif
  • dubittatif
  • dubtiatif
  • duibtatif
  • udbitatif

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dubitatif - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

dbuitatif2ddubitatif1dubbitatif1dubiattif2dubitaitf2dubitatfi2dubitatiff1dubitattif1
Edit distance from "dubitatif"

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 "dubitatif"?
"dubitatif" is spelled D-U-B-I-T-A-T-I-F. The IPA pronunciation is \dy.bi.ta.tif\.
What does "dubitatif" mean?
As an adjective, "dubitatif" means: Qui sert à exprimer le doute.
What are common misspellings of "dubitatif"?
Common misspellings include "dbuitatif", "ddubitatif", "dubbitatif", "dubiattif", "dubitaitf". The correct spelling is "dubitatif".
How do you pronounce "dubitatif"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dubitatif" is \dy.bi.ta.tif\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dubitatif" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

déchaînée#37,288délibérer#37,295dispensée#37,275digestive#37,273

Similar misspelling depth

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

diffusions13 variantsdésertes13 variantscélébrés13 variantscélestin13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list