gustatives
\ɡys.ta.tiv\
The verdict
“gustatives” is uncommon French (frequency #55,325 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,325
- frequency rank, French
- 194,371
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Féminin pluriel de gustatif.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gustatives |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɡys.ta.tiv\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #55,325 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gustatives” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gustatives is uncommon French at frequency #55,325 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡys.ta.tiv\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Féminin pluriel de gustatif.".
No misspelling variants are generated for gustatives in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is gustatives, spelled G-U-S-T-A-T-I-V-E-S.
Definition
- 1Féminin pluriel de gustatif.
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.
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Using “gustatives”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-U-S-T-A-T-I-V-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.