obsessif
\ɔp.se.sif\
The verdict
“obsessif” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui obsède.
Corpus desk
Index FR-obsessif · obsessif · French
obsessif · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | obsessif |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɔp.se.sif\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
obsessif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɔp.se.sif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui obsède.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for obsessif, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is obsessif, spelled O-B-S-E-S-S-I-F.
Definition
- 1Qui obsède.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how obsessif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Alors que les œuvres des maîtres anciens qui appliquaient avec une méticulosité obsessive leurs techniques artisanales résistaient au passage des siècles en conservant plus de dignité et de beauté.
La plupart des sites d’extrême droite sur l’ensemble du continent européen, quasiment sans exception, et parfois même les sites simplement laïcistes issus de la gauche comme Riposte laïque en France, ne soulèvent qu’une seule question dans leurs colonnes, n’ont qu’une obsessive préoccupation, celle de l’occupation musulmane du territoire.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.