vivo
Spanish, adjective
vivo is spelled V-I-V-O (4 letters) and appears 135 times per million words in written Spanish, the 644th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vivo is a Spanish adjective meaning “alive, living (having life)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of vivir. With an accent, vivó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of vivar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Se dice de lo que tiene vida, en oposición a lo que está muerto”.
What does vivo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
alive, living (having life)
- 2
vivid, lively
- 3
intense, strong
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of vivir
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of vivar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of vivar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Se dice de lo que tiene vida, en oposición a lo que está muerto. 2. Que continúa vigente en la memoria o físicamente. 3. Del fuego o las llamas: que continúa ardiendo. 4. Lleno de vida, enérgico.
noun: 1. Extremo o borde de un objeto. 2. Tipo de sarna o absceso que se presenta en algunos animales. 3. Polo vivo.
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 vivo
- viva feminine
- vivos masculine plural
- vivas feminine plural
- vivísimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to vivo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vivo in Spanish?
vivo appears 135 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).