subjonctif

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/\syb.ʒɔ̃k.tif\/ adj

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The verdict

“subjonctif” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,762. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,762
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualifie le mode qui exprime la dépendance, la tension psychologique (volonté, sentiment) ou la subjectivité (doute, incertitude).

Corpus desk

Index FR-subjonctif · subjonctif · French

subjonctif · rank #28,762 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #28,762
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH subissant

Nearest frequency peer: subissant (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « subjonctif »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « subjonctif » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

subjonctif vs subjectif
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for subjonctif
PropertyValue
Headwordsubjonctif
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\syb.ʒɔ̃k.tif\
Letters10
Frequency rank#28,762
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « subjonctif »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).subjonctifse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « subissant » (#28,761), « subordonnés » (#28,763), « Stendhal » (#28,760). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « subjonctif » est au #28,762. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around subjonctif (IPA \syb.ʒɔ̃k.tif\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,762 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qualifie le mode qui exprime la dépendance, la tension psychologique (volonté, sentiment) ou la subjectivité (doute, incertitude).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for subjonctif, with forms such as "sbujonctif", "ssubjonctif", and "subbjonctif". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "subjectif", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 subjonctif, spelled S-U-B-J-O-N-C-T-I-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualifie le mode qui exprime la dépendance, la tension psychologique (volonté, sentiment) ou la subjectivité (doute, incertitude).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how subjonctif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le mode subjonctif est celui de certaines propositions subordonnées.
  2. Dans la proposition principale, le mode subjonctif exprime le regret, le souhait, la défense, l’ordre, l’éventualité, l’exhortation, la concession ou la supposition.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sbujonctif
  • ssubjonctif
  • subbjonctif
  • subjjonctif
  • subjnoctif
  • subjocntif
  • subjoncctif
  • subjoncitf
  • subjonctfi
  • subjonctiff
  • subjoncttif
  • subjonnctif
  • subjontcif
  • subojnctif
  • sujbonctif
  • usbjonctif

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of subjonctif - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

sbujonctif2ssubjonctif1subbjonctif1subjjonctif1subjnoctif2subjocntif2subjoncctif1subjoncitf2
Edit distance from "subjonctif"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "subjonctif"?
"subjonctif" is spelled S-U-B-J-O-N-C-T-I-F. The IPA pronunciation is \syb.ʒɔ̃k.tif\.
What does "subjonctif" mean?
As an adjective, "subjonctif" means: Qualifie le mode qui exprime la dépendance, la tension psychologique (volonté, sentiment) ou la subjectivité (doute, incertitude).
What words are commonly confused with "subjonctif"?
"subjonctif" is commonly confused with "subjectif". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "subjonctif"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "subjonctif" is \syb.ʒɔ̃k.tif\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "subjonctif" come from?
"subjonctif" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "subjonctif", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

subordonnés16 variantsrécupèrent16 variantsZuckerberg16 variantsrevendiquée16 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list