auditivo

/aw.di.ˈti.vu/

//aw.di.ˈti.vu// adj

The verdict

“auditivo” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #23,904 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#23,904
frequency rank, Portuguese
8
letters
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - relativo ao ouvido ou à audição

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

auditivo vs adotivo
75% similar
auditivo vs aditivo
88% similar

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

Key facts for auditivo
PropertyValue
Headwordauditivo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/aw.di.ˈti.vu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,904
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “auditivo” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). auditivo lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for auditivo is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /aw.di.ˈti.vu/. Corpus data places it at rank #23,904 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "relativo ao ouvido ou à audição".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for auditivo, with forms such as "aduitivo", "audditivo", and "audiitvo". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "adotivo", "aditivo", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is auditivo, spelled A-U-D-I-T-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo ao ouvido ou à audição

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aduitivo,audditivo,audiitvo,auditiov,auditivvo,audittivo,auditvio,audtiivo,auidtivo,uaditivo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of auditivo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aduitivo2audditivo1audiitvo2auditiov2auditivvo1audittivo1auditvio2audtiivo2
Edit distance from "auditivo"

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 "auditivo"?
"auditivo" is spelled A-U-D-I-T-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is /aw.di.ˈti.vu/.
What does "auditivo" mean?
As an adjective, "auditivo" means: relativo ao ouvido ou à audição
What words are commonly confused with "auditivo"?
"auditivo" is commonly confused with "adotivo", "aditivo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "auditivo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auditivo" is /aw.di.ˈti.vu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auditivo" come from?
"auditivo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “auditivo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-U-D-I-T-I-V-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /aw.di.ˈti.vu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “adotivo” - see the side-by-side comparison. auditivo vs adotivo
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list