pronom relatif

\pʁɔ.nɔ̃ ʁə.la.tif\

/\pʁɔ.nɔ̃ ʁə.la.tif\/ noun

The verdict

“pronom relatif” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pronom utilisé pour marquer une proposition relative. En français, que dans l’homme que j’ai vu hier est un exemple de pronom relatif. Dans la linguistique traditionnelle, tous les relatifs, y comp...

Corpus desk

Index FR-pronom-relatif · pronom relatif · French

pronom relatif · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for pronom relatif
PropertyValue
Headwordpronom relatif
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁɔ.nɔ̃ ʁə.la.tif\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pronom relatif » en français

pronom relatifn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pronom relatif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁɔ.nɔ̃ ʁə.la.tif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pronom utilisé pour marquer une proposition relative. En français, que dans l’homme que j’ai vu hier est un exemple de pronom relatif. Dans la linguistique traditionnelle, tous les relatifs, y comp...".

Zero misspellings are on record for pronom relatif in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 pronom relatif, spelled P-R-O-N-O-M- -R-E-L-A-T-I-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pronom utilisé pour marquer une proposition relative. En français, que dans l’homme que j’ai vu hier est un exemple de pronom relatif. Dans la linguistique traditionnelle, tous les relatifs, y compris les adverbes relatifs, sont appelés pronoms relatifs.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pronom relatif"?
"pronom relatif" is spelled P-R-O-N-O-M- -R-E-L-A-T-I-F. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.nɔ̃ ʁə.la.tif\.
What does "pronom relatif" mean?
As a noun, "pronom relatif" means: Pronom utilisé pour marquer une proposition relative. En français, que dans l’homme que j’ai vu hier est un exemple de pronom relatif. Dans la linguistique traditionnelle, tous les relatifs, y comp...
How do you pronounce "pronom relatif"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pronom relatif" is \pʁɔ.nɔ̃ ʁə.la.tif\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list