dativo

/dɐ.ˈti.vu/

//dɐ.ˈti.vu// noun

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The verdict

“dativo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #81,133 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,133
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - caso gramatical em que ficam as palavras com função de objeto indireto nas frases das línguas declináveis

Corpus desk

Index PT-dativo · dativo · Portuguese

dativo · rank #81,133 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,133
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH deny

Nearest frequency peer: deny (+7 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 “dativo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dativo
PropertyValue
Headworddativo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɐ.ˈti.vu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#81,133
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “dativo” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.dativocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “deny” (#81,140), “cuoco” (#81,121), “desanuviar” (#81,146). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “dativo” fica em #81,133. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dativo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #81,133 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɐ.ˈti.vu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for dativo in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is dativo, spelled D-A-T-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    caso gramatical em que ficam as palavras com função de objeto indireto nas frases das línguas declináveis
  2. 2
    caso oblíquo; em português é representado quase sempre pelas preposições a(o) e para

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Dominus servis pecuniam dat

This word in other languages

dative(English)dativo(Español)datif(Français)Dativ(Deutsch)

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 "dativo"?
"dativo" is spelled D-A-T-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɐ.ˈti.vu/.
What does "dativo" mean?
As a noun, "dativo" means: caso gramatical em que ficam as palavras com função de objeto indireto nas frases das línguas declináveis
How do you pronounce "dativo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dativo" is /dɐ.ˈti.vu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dativo" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

folias#81,279gamela#81,297adágio#80,934adutor#80,932

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list