législative

\le.ʒis.la.tiv\

/\le.ʒis.la.tiv\/ noun

The verdict

“législative” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,345. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,345
frequency rank, French
128,088
“L” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Législative, l'assemblée législative.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

législative vs législatives
92% similar
législative vs législatif
82% similar
législative vs législation
82% similar

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

Key facts for législative
PropertyValue
Headwordlégislative
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\le.ʒis.la.tiv\
Letters11
Frequency rank#9,345
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “législative” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). législative lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around législative (IPA \le.ʒis.la.tiv\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,345 among 128,088 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Législative, l'assemblée législative.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for législative, with forms such as "legislative", "lgéislative", and "llégislative". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "législatives", "législatif", "législation", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is législative, spelled L-É-G-I-S-L-A-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Législative, l'assemblée législative.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • legislative
  • lgéislative
  • llégislative
  • léggislative
  • légilsative
  • légisaltive
  • législaitve
  • législatiev
  • législativve
  • législattive
  • législatvie
  • législlative
  • législtaive
  • légisslative
  • légsilative
  • léigslative
  • élgislative

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of législative - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

legislative1lgéislative2llégislative1léggislative1légilsative2légisaltive2législaitve2législatiev2
Edit distance from "législative"

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 "législative"?
"législative" is spelled L-É-G-I-S-L-A-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \le.ʒis.la.tiv\.
What does "législative" mean?
As a noun, "législative" means: Législative, l'assemblée législative.
What words are commonly confused with "législative"?
"législative" is commonly confused with "législatives", "législatif", "législation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "législative"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "législative" is \le.ʒis.la.tiv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "législative" come from?
"législative" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “législative”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is L-É-G-I-S-L-A-T-I-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \le.ʒis.la.tiv\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “législatives” - see the side-by-side comparison. législative vs législatives
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list