interrogative

\ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ.ɡa.tiv\

/\ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ.ɡa.tiv\/ adj

The verdict

“interrogative” is uncommon French (frequency #73,258 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,258
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de interrogatif.

Corpus desk

Index FR-interrogative · interrogative · French

interrogative · rank #73,258 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,258
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH interrogatif

Nearest frequency peer: interrogatif (-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 « interrogative »

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 « interrogative » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for interrogative
PropertyValue
Headwordinterrogative
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ.ɡa.tiv\
Letters13
Frequency rank#73,258
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « interrogative » en français

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « interrogatif » (#73,257), « intriguait » (#73,259), « interceltique » (#73,256). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « interrogative » est au #73,258. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

interrogative is uncommon French at frequency #73,258 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ.ɡa.tiv\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Féminin singulier de interrogatif.".

No misspelling variants are generated for interrogative in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is interrogative, spelled I-N-T-E-R-R-O-G-A-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de interrogatif.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Encore faut-il s’entendre ici : la ruine de la philosophie est consommée lorsque la métaphysique étant déclarée morte et enterrée, la réflexion devient purement formelle ou seulement interrogative, puis totalement divagante.

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 "interrogative"?
"interrogative" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-R-O-G-A-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ.ɡa.tiv\.
What does "interrogative" mean?
As an adjective, "interrogative" means: Féminin singulier de interrogatif.
How do you pronounce "interrogative"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interrogative" is \ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ.ɡa.tiv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list