diretivo

adj

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The verdict

“diretivo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,682 among 2,399 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,682
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,399
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que dirige, que dá orientação ou direção

Key facts for diretivo
PropertyValue
Headworddiretivo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#52,682
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “diretivo” 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). diretivo 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

diretivo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,682 among 2,399 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

diretivo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is diretivo, spelled D-I-R-E-T-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que dirige, que dá orientação ou direção
  2. 2
    que serve como guia ou modelo; diretor
  3. 3
    caso gramatical que indica direção

Synonyms

diretor

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 "diretivo"?
"diretivo" is spelled D-I-R-E-T-I-V-O.
What does "diretivo" mean?
As an adjective, "diretivo" means: que dirige, que dá orientação ou direção
What language does "diretivo" come from?
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Using “diretivo”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-I-R-E-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