offensif
French, adjective\ɔ.fɑ̃.sif\
offensif is spelled O-F-F-E-N-S-I-F (8 letters) and appears 3.9 times per million words in written French, the 13,339th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Offensif is a French adjective meaning “offensive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui concerne l’attaque, par opposition à la défense”.
What does offensif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
offensive
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui concerne l’attaque, par opposition à la défense.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of offensif
- offensive feminine
- offensifs masculine plural
- offensives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce offensif?
- \ɔ.fɑ̃.sif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to offensif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is offensif in French?
offensif appears 3.9 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).