hyperactive
French, adjective/i.pɛ.ʁak.tiv/
hyperactive is spelled H-Y-P-E-R-A-C-T-I-V-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written French, the 80,980th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hyperactive is a French feminine adjective meaning “feminine singular of hyperactif” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does hyperactive mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of hyperactif
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne qui est très active, qui agit beaucoup, qui travaille beaucoup. 2. Personne manifestant de l’hyperactivité.
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 hyperactive
- hyperactives plural
- hyperactif masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hyperactive?
- /i.pɛ.ʁak.tiv/
- /i.pe.ʁak.tiv/
- \i.pɛ.ʁak.tiv\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is hyperactive in French?
hyperactive appears about once in every 6 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).