formatif
French, adjective/fɔʁ.ma.tif/
formatif is spelled F-O-R-M-A-T-I-F (8 letters) and appears about once in every 33 million words in written French, the 184,024th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Formatif is a French adjective meaning “formative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a la vertu ou pour but de former, d’instruire”.
What does formatif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
formative
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a la vertu ou pour but de former, d’instruire. 2. Qui sert à la formation d'un mot.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of formatif
- formative feminine
- formatifs masculine plural
- formatives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce formatif?
- /fɔʁ.ma.tif/
- \fɔʁ.ma.tif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to formatif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is formatif in French?
formatif appears about once in every 33 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).