positivo
Spanish, adjective
positivo is spelled P-O-S-I-T-I-V-O (8 letters) and appears 35 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,389th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Positivo is a Spanish adjective meaning “positive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of positivar. With an accent, positivó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of positivar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que no da lugar a dudas”.
What does positivo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
positive
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of positivar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of positivar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que no da lugar a dudas. 2. Se dice de algo que existe, mejora o aumenta, en oposición a negativo, que se aplica a lo que falta. 3. Que es de utilidad o sirve para mejorar o para lograr algo. 4. Optimista, que ve el lado útil o afirmativo de las cosas.
noun: 1. Película con imágenes reveladas en la que los valores de iluminación y los colores corresponden a los del objeto filmado.
adverb: 1. Manera formal de afirmar algo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of positivo
- positiva feminine
- positivos masculine plural
- positivas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to positivo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is positivo in Spanish?
positivo appears 35 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).