positiv
\ˈpoːzitiːf\
The verdict
“positiv” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Positif, qui approuve ou consent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-positiv · positiv · French
positiv · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | positiv |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈpoːzitiːf\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
positiv is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈpoːzitiːf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.
positiv 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, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is positiv, spelled P-O-S-I-T-I-V.
Definition
- 1Positif, qui approuve ou consent.
- 2Positif, avantageux, favorable.
- 3Qui agit dans le sens du progrès social.
- 4Positif, qui est certain, constant et sûr.
- 5Positif, qui facilite un développement.
- 6Positif, plus que zéro.
- 7Positif, le pôle d’une pile électrique opposé au pôle négatif.
- 8Positif, tirage ou épreuve, par opposition au négatif.
- 9Positif, qui est simplement affirmée, par opposition à comparatif et à superlatif.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how positiv appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Konkrete positive Signale für bilaterale Zusammenarbeit sind für mich undenkbar, solange sie nicht von klaren und vor allem belastbaren Bekenntnissen der Volksrepublik China zum Umgang mit Russland flankiert werden“, sagte Jensen dem RND.
Nach dem Abriss des Doms hat das Erzbistum laut der Stadt Köln immerhin die Möglichkeit, ordnungsgemäß eine Baugenehmigung für eine Kathedrale auf der Domplatte zu beantragen. Im Falle eines positiven Bescheids könne dann eine neue Kathedrale errichtet werden.
Antonyms
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.