illustratif
French, adjective/i.lys.tʁa.tif/
illustratif is spelled I-L-L-U-S-T-R-A-T-I-F (11 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written French, the 108,277th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Illustratif is a French adjective meaning “illustrative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui sert à illustrer, explicatif”.
What does illustratif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
illustrative
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui sert à illustrer, explicatif. 2. Qui sert d’illustration, décoratif.
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 illustratif
- illustrative feminine
- illustratifs masculine plural
- illustratives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce illustratif?
- /i.lys.tʁa.tif/
- \i.lys.tʁa.tif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is illustratif in French?
illustratif appears about once in every 11 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).