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interrogatif

French, adjective/ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ.ɡa.tif/

interrogatif is spelled I-N-T-E-R-R-O-G-A-T-I-F (12 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written French, the 73,020th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Interrogatif is a French adjective meaning “interrogative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui interroge”.

What does interrogatif mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    interrogative

  2. 2

    questioning

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Qui interroge. 2. Qui sert à interroger.

noun: 1. Mot-outil utilisé dans les questions partielles pour demander une information à part oui ou non. En français, les interrogatifs sont qui, quoi, quand, où, quel, combien, etc.

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 interrogatif

  • interrogative feminine
  • interrogatifs masculine plural
  • interrogatives feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce interrogatif?

  • /ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ.ɡa.tif/
  • /ɛ̃.te.ʁɔ.ɡa.tif/
  • \ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ.ɡa.tif\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to interrogatif

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is interrogatif in French?

interrogatif appears about once in every 5 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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