# punitive

> French word · Adjective · IPA \py.ni.tiv\ · frequency rank #39,481

## Definitions
1. Féminin singulier de punitif.

## Easily confused with
- **positive** (https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/positive-vs-punitive)
- **punition** (https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/punition-vs-punitive)

## Common misspellings (11)
`pnuitive`, `ppunitive`, `puintive`, `puniitve`, `punitiev`, `punitivve`, `punittive`, `punitvie`, `punnitive`, `puntiive`, `upnitive`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/word/punitive