élatif

\e.la.tif\

/\e.la.tif\/ noun

The verdict

“élatif” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cas pouvant exprimer dans certaines langues (finnois, hongrois, estonien) le lieu de l’intérieur duquel provient un mouvement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-elatif · élatif · French

élatif · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "É" 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.

Key facts for élatif
PropertyValue
Headwordélatif
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.la.tif\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « élatif » en français

élatifreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

élatif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.la.tif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

élatif has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is élatif, spelled É-L-A-T-I-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cas pouvant exprimer dans certaines langues (finnois, hongrois, estonien) le lieu de l’intérieur duquel provient un mouvement.
  2. 2
    Correspond à un des degrés de l’adjectif, à savoir, une forme de superlatif absolu dans certaines langues (arabe).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. En grammaire hongroise, l’élatif est marqué par un suffixe.
  2. En arabe, l’élatif de كَبِير kabīr (« gros, grand ») est أَكْبَر ʾakbar (« plus gros, plus grand »).

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "élatif"?
"élatif" is spelled É-L-A-T-I-F. The IPA pronunciation is \e.la.tif\.
What does "élatif" mean?
As a noun, "élatif" means: Cas pouvant exprimer dans certaines langues (finnois, hongrois, estonien) le lieu de l’intérieur duquel provient un mouvement.
How do you pronounce "élatif"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "élatif" is \e.la.tif\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "élatif" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list