constitutivo

adj

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The verdict

“constitutivo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #73,082 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,082
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que constitui

Corpus desk

Index PT-constitutivo · constitutivo · Portuguese

constitutivo · rank #73,082 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,082
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH comerciário

Nearest frequency peer: comerciário (-11 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “constitutivo”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “constitutivo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for constitutivo
PropertyValue
Headwordconstitutivo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters12
Frequency rank#73,082
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “constitutivo” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).constitutivocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “comerciário” (#73,071), “coupe” (#73,095), “cocoricó” (#73,064). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “constitutivo” fica em #73,082. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

constitutivo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #73,082 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for constitutivo, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 constitutivo, spelled C-O-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que constitui
  2. 2
    que serve de base ou institui uma lei ou entidade
  3. 3
    que integra, que faz parte

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how constitutivo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A ata constitutiva da sociedade.
  2. A sorte é elemento constitutivo do sucesso.

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 "constitutivo"?
"constitutivo" is spelled C-O-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-V-O.
What does "constitutivo" mean?
As an adjective, "constitutivo" means: que constitui
What language does "constitutivo" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list