suggestive

\syɡ.ʒɛs.tiv\

/\syɡ.ʒɛs.tiv\/ adj

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The verdict

“suggestive” is uncommon French (frequency #63,386 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,386
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Féminin singulier de suggestif.

Key facts for suggestive
PropertyValue
Headwordsuggestive
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\syɡ.ʒɛs.tiv\
Letters10
Frequency rank#63,386
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “suggestive” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). suggestive lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

suggestive is uncommon French at frequency #63,386 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \syɡ.ʒɛs.tiv\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Féminin singulier de suggestif.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for suggestive in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is suggestive, spelled S-U-G-G-E-S-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de suggestif.

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 "suggestive"?
"suggestive" is spelled S-U-G-G-E-S-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \syɡ.ʒɛs.tiv\.
What does "suggestive" mean?
As an adjective, "suggestive" means: Féminin singulier de suggestif.
How do you pronounce "suggestive"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suggestive" is \syɡ.ʒɛs.tiv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suggestive" come from?
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Using “suggestive”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-U-G-G-E-S-T-I-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \syɡ.ʒɛs.tiv\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list