ativo

/a.ˈʧi.vu/

//a.ˈʧi.vu// adj

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The verdict

“ativo” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,881. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,881
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diligente, expedito

Corpus desk

Index PT-ativo · ativo · Portuguese

ativo · rank #3,881 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,881
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH arrumar

Nearest frequency peer: arrumar (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “ativo”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “ativo” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

ativo vs ato
60% similar
ativo vs avô
40% similar
ativo vs avião
60% similar

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

Key facts for ativo
PropertyValue
Headwordativo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/a.ˈʧi.vu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,881
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ativo”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.ativocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “arrumar” (#3,880), “boy” (#3,884), “cobre” (#3,888). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “ativo” fica em #3,881. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around ativo (IPA /a.ˈʧi.vu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,881 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ativo, with forms such as "aitvo", "atiov", and "ativvo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ato", "avô", "avião", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is ativo, spelled A-T-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    diligente, expedito
  2. 2
    que tem ação, que atua
  3. 3
    que opera com energia
  4. 4
    ininterrupto
  5. 5
    que denota a ação de um verbo
  6. 6
    numa relação homossexual masculina, aquele que realiza a penetração no sexo anal

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aitvo
  • atiov
  • ativvo
  • attivo
  • atvio
  • taivo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ativo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aitvo2atiov2ativvo1attivo1atvio2taivo2
Edit distance from "ativo"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ativo"?
"ativo" is spelled A-T-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is /a.ˈʧi.vu/.
What does "ativo" mean?
As an adjective, "ativo" means: diligente, expedito
What words are commonly confused with "ativo"?
"ativo" is commonly confused with "ato", "avô", "avião". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ativo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ativo" is /a.ˈʧi.vu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ativo" come from?
"ativo" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cobre#3,888diabo#3,894Síria#3,865Goiás#3,907

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

girl6 variantsoração6 variantsking6 variantsparto6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list