occlusive
\ɔ.kly.ziv\
The verdict
“occlusive” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Type de consonne faisant intervenir un blocage complet de l’écoulement de l’air au niveau de la bouche, du pharynx ou de la glotte, et le relâchement soudain de ce blocage.
Corpus desk
Index FR-occlusive · occlusive · French
occlusive · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | occlusive |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔ.kly.ziv\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « occlusive » en français
Rare enough to double-check
occlusive is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔ.kly.ziv\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Type de consonne faisant intervenir un blocage complet de l’écoulement de l’air au niveau de la bouche, du pharynx ou de la glotte, et le relâchement soudain de ce blocage.".
Zero misspellings are on record for occlusive in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is occlusive, spelled O-C-C-L-U-S-I-V-E.
Definition
- 1Type de consonne faisant intervenir un blocage complet de l’écoulement de l’air au niveau de la bouche, du pharynx ou de la glotte, et le relâchement soudain de ce blocage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how occlusive appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elles sont donc toutes prêtes à entrer en vibration pour la voyelle qui suit l’occlusive, si l’occlusive est sourde, et dès led ébut de l’implosion pour sonoriser l’occlusive, si l’occlusive est sonore.
La différence entre les occlusives et les fricatives dans le comportement du schwa rejoint celle observée par Walker (1996) pour les stabilisations. Les occlusives initiales favorisent la prononciation du schwa.
Synonyms
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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.