putatif
French, adjective/py.ta.tif/
putatif is spelled P-U-T-A-T-I-F (7 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 102,288th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Putatif is a French adjective meaning “putative, assumed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est présumé être, à tort ou à raison”.
What does putatif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
putative, assumed
Mariage putatif
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est présumé être, à tort ou à raison.
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 putatif
- putative feminine
- putatifs masculine plural
- putatives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce putatif?
- /py.ta.tif/
- \py.ta.tif\
- [py.t̪a.t̪if]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to putatif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is putatif in French?
putatif appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).