instinctif

\ɛ̃s.tɛ̃k.tif\

/\ɛ̃s.tɛ̃k.tif\/ adj

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The verdict

“instinctif” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,356. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,356
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui tient de l’instinct, qui naît de l’instinct.

Corpus desk

Index FR-instinctif · instinctif · French

instinctif · rank #39,356 · 16 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,356
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH installera

Nearest frequency peer: installera (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « instinctif »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « instinctif » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

instinctif vs instincts
80% similar
instinctif vs instructif
80% similar
instinctif vs instinctive
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for instinctif
PropertyValue
Headwordinstinctif
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃s.tɛ̃k.tif\
Letters10
Frequency rank#39,356
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « instinctif »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).instinctifse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « installera » (#39,355), « intemporel » (#39,357), « insalubrité » (#39,354). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « instinctif » est au #39,356. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around instinctif (IPA \ɛ̃s.tɛ̃k.tif\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,356 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui tient de l’instinct, qui naît de l’instinct.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for instinctif, with forms such as "innstinctif", "insitnctif", and "insstinctif". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "instincts", "instructif", "instinctive", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is instinctif, spelled I-N-S-T-I-N-C-T-I-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui tient de l’instinct, qui naît de l’instinct.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Silencieux, obéissant toujours dans ses rapports avec les hommes à la première impression instinctive qu'il sentait juste, il se renferma en lui-même.
  2. Privé de tout accommodement, […], le vice a peu de chance de séduire la vertu la plus chancelante. Elle s'en détourne avec horreur et trouve soudain dans cet instinctif revirement son équilibre et son salut

This word in other languages

instinctive(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • innstinctif
  • insitnctif
  • insstinctif
  • insticntif
  • instincctif
  • instincitf
  • instinctfi
  • instinctiff
  • instincttif
  • instinnctif
  • instintcif
  • instnictif
  • insttinctif
  • intsinctif
  • isntinctif
  • nistinctif

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of instinctif - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

innstinctif1insitnctif2insstinctif1insticntif2instincctif1instincitf2instinctfi2instinctiff1
Edit distance from "instinctif"

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 "instinctif"?
"instinctif" is spelled I-N-S-T-I-N-C-T-I-F. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃s.tɛ̃k.tif\.
What does "instinctif" mean?
As an adjective, "instinctif" means: Qui tient de l’instinct, qui naît de l’instinct.
What words are commonly confused with "instinctif"?
"instinctif" is commonly confused with "instincts", "instructif", "instinctive". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "instinctif"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "instinctif" is \ɛ̃s.tɛ̃k.tif\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "instinctif" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

installera#39,355intemporel#39,357intimidant#39,359incorporée#39,350

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

ingratitude16 variantsinaliénable16 variantsiconoclaste16 variantsminéralogie16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list