opératif
\ɔ.pe.ʁa.tif\
The verdict
“opératif” 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 opère, qui œuvre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-operatif · opératif · French
opératif · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | opératif |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɔ.pe.ʁa.tif\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « opératif » en français
Rare enough to double-check
opératif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɔ.pe.ʁa.tif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
opératif doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is opératif, spelled O-P-É-R-A-T-I-F.
Definition
- 1Qui opère, qui œuvre.
- 2Qui opère, qui œuvre.
- 3Qui opère, qui œuvre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how opératif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les qualités formelles sont de simples attributs, mais les qualités opératives doivent rigoureusement se diviser en originales et dérivées.
Organisée en obédiences depuis 1717 à Londres, la franc-maçonnerie dite « spéculative » — c'est-à-dire philosophique — fait référence aux rites des Anciens Devoirs de la « maçonnerie » dite « opérative » formée par les corporations de bâtisseurs qui édifièrent, entre autres, les cathédrales.
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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.