coercitivo

adj

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The verdict

“coercitivo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #98,566 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,566
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - capaz de impor pena

Key facts for coercitivo
PropertyValue
Headwordcoercitivo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#98,566
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “coercitivo” 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). coercitivo lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

coercitivo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #98,566 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for coercitivo in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is coercitivo, spelled C-O-E-R-C-I-T-I-V-O.

Definition

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

Synonyms

coercivoproibitivorepressivo

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 "coercitivo"?
"coercitivo" is spelled C-O-E-R-C-I-T-I-V-O.
What does "coercitivo" mean?
As an adjective, "coercitivo" means: capaz de impor pena
What language does "coercitivo" come from?
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Using “coercitivo”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-E-R-C-I-T-I-V-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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