pasivo

/[paˈsiβ̞o]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,897

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

pasivo is anSpanishadj. It means: Que recibe los efectos de una acción sin participar en ella. Pronounced [paˈsiβ̞o]. Often confused with paso and pavo.

Key facts for pasivo
PropertyValue
Headwordpasivo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[paˈsiβ̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,897
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pasivo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pasivo is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paˈsiβ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,897 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for pasivo, with forms such as "apsivo", "pacivo", and "paisvo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "paso", "pavo", "patio", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is pasivo, spelled P-A-S-I-V-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que recibe los efectos de una acción sin participar en ella.
  2. 2
    Que es penetrado por su pareja, en una relación homosexual.
  3. 3
    Falto de actividad.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apsivo,pacivo,paisvo,pasibo,pasiov,pasivvo,passivo,pasvio,ppasivo,psaivo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pasivo

Misspelling Variants of "pasivo"

apsivo6pacivo6paisvo6pasibo6pasiov6pasivvo7passivo7pasvio6
Misspelling Variants of "pasivo"

Frequency rank: #10,897 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pasivo"?
"pasivo" is spelled P-A-S-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈsiβ̞o].
What does "pasivo" mean?
As an adj, "pasivo" means: Que recibe los efectos de una acción sin participar en ella.
What words are commonly confused with "pasivo"?
"pasivo" is commonly confused with "paso", "pavo", "patio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pasivo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pasivo" is [paˈsiβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pasivo" come from?
"pasivo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.