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coercitivo

Portuguese, adjective/ko.eʁ.siˈt͡ʃi.vu/

coercitivo is spelled C-O-E-R-C-I-T-I-V-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese, the 98,532nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Coercitivo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “coercive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “capaz de impor pena”.

What does coercitivo mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    coercive

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. capaz de impor pena 2. em que há a interferência do Estado para que, geralmente contra a vontade de quem recebe, uma pena seja cumprida 3. que pode causar coerção, imposição de algo através da força; repressivo 4. que pode reprimir ou coagir

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of coercitivo

  • coercitiva feminine
  • coercitivos masculine plural
  • coercitivas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce coercitivo?

  • Brazil /ko.eʁ.siˈt͡ʃi.vu/
  • Brazil [ko.eh.siˈt͡ʃi.vu]
  • /ko.eɾ.siˈt͡ʃi.vu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to coercitivo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is coercitivo in Portuguese?

coercitivo appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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