inductif

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/\ɛ̃.dyk.tif\/ adj

The verdict

“inductif” is uncommon French (frequency #91,816 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,816
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui procède par induction.

Corpus desk

Index FR-inductif · inductif · French

inductif · rank #91,816 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,816
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH indignez

Nearest frequency peer: indignez (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « inductif »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « inductif » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for inductif
PropertyValue
Headwordinductif
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.dyk.tif\
Letters8
Frequency rank#91,816
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « inductif » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).inductiftombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « indignez » (#91,815), « infamante » (#91,817), « indemnitaire » (#91,814). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « inductif » est au #91,816. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inductif is uncommon French at frequency #91,816 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.dyk.tif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui procède par induction.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for inductif, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is inductif, spelled I-N-D-U-C-T-I-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui procède par induction.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how inductif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le John Dee des années 1558 à 1583 est aujourd'hui considéré comme un des pionniers de la théorie empiriste de la connaissance fondée sur l'observation des faits, sur le raisonnement inductif et sur la mathématisation du monde.
  2. Procédés inductifs.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inductif"?
"inductif" is spelled I-N-D-U-C-T-I-F. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.dyk.tif\.
What does "inductif" mean?
As an adjective, "inductif" means: Qui procède par induction.
How do you pronounce "inductif"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inductif" is \ɛ̃.dyk.tif\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inductif" come from?
"inductif" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "inductif", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list