objectif

/\ɔb.ʒɛk.tif\/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,038

in French word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

objectif is anFrenchadj. It means: Qui concerne l’objet. Pronounced \ɔb.ʒɛk.tif\. It ranks #1,038 in French word frequency. Often confused with objectifs and objection.

Key facts for objectif
PropertyValue
Headwordobjectif
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdj
IPA\ɔb.ʒɛk.tif\
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,038
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of objectif in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for objectif is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɔb.ʒɛk.tif\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,038 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for objectif, with forms such as "bojectif", "obbjectif", and "obejctif". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "objectifs", "objection", "objective", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is objectif, spelled O-B-J-E-C-T-I-F, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui concerne l’objet.
  2. 2
    Qui a rapport, qui répond à un objet, qui représente un objet tel qu’il est en réalité, sans aucune déformation de notre esprit, de nos interprétations personnelles.
  3. 3
    Qui relève de la réalité et non de l'interprétation.
  4. 4
    Destiné à être tourné du côté de l’objet qu’on veut voir ; à la différence d’« oculaire », destiné à être placé du côté de l’œil.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bojectif,obbjectif,obejctif,objcetif,objecctif,objecitf,objectfi,objectiff,objecttif,objetcif,objjectif,ojbectif

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for objectif

Misspelling Variants of "objectif"

bojectif8obbjectif9obejctif8objcetif8objecctif9objecitf8objectfi8objectiff9
Misspelling Variants of "objectif"

Frequency rank: #1,038 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "objectif"?
"objectif" is spelled O-B-J-E-C-T-I-F. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔb.ʒɛk.tif\.
What does "objectif" mean?
As an adj, "objectif" means: Qui concerne l’objet.
What words are commonly confused with "objectif"?
"objectif" is commonly confused with "objectifs", "objection", "objective". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "objectif"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "objectif" is \ɔb.ʒɛk.tif\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "objectif" come from?
"objectif" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.