imitatif
\i.mi.ta.tif\
The verdict
“imitatif” 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 imite.
Corpus desk
Index FR-imitatif · imitatif · French
imitatif · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | imitatif |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \i.mi.ta.tif\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « imitatif » en français
Rare enough to double-check
imitatif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.mi.ta.tif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui imite.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for imitatif, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is imitatif, spelled I-M-I-T-A-T-I-F.
Definition
- 1Qui imite.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how imitatif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nous conclurons là que la musique chorégraphique (formellement ou virtuellement chorégraphique) est imitative, mais en un sens large qui laisse la place à beaucoup d’indétermination.
Synonyms
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.