formatif
\fɔʁ.ma.tif\
The verdict
“formatif” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a la vertu ou pour but de former, d’instruire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-formatif · formatif · French
formatif · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | formatif |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fɔʁ.ma.tif\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « formatif » en français
Rare enough to double-check
formatif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fɔʁ.ma.tif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for formatif, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is formatif, spelled F-O-R-M-A-T-I-F.
Definition
- 1Qui a la vertu ou pour but de former, d’instruire.
- 2Qui sert à la formation d'un mot.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how formatif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les éléments formatifs : radicaux, suffixes, désinences, etc.
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.