ativo

//a.ˈʧi.vu// adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,881

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

ativo is anPortugueseadj. It means: diligente, expedito Pronounced /a.ˈʧi.vu/. It ranks #3,881 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with ato and avô.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ativo in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for ativo is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /a.ˈʧi.vu/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,881 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ativo, with forms such as "aitvo", "atiov", and "ativvo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

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 Portuguese form is ativo, spelled A-T-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
    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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ativo

Misspelling Variants of "ativo"

aitvo5atiov5ativvo6attivo6atvio5taivo5
Misspelling Variants of "ativo"

Frequency rank: #3,881 in Portuguese

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 adj, "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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter A in our Portuguese index:

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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.