electivo
Portuguese, adjective
electivo is spelled E-L-E-C-T-I-V-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 56 million words in written Portuguese, the 209,413th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Electivo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of eletivo; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does electivo mean in English?
adjective
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pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of eletivo; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of electivo
- electiva feminine
- electivos masculine plural
- electivas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is electivo in Portuguese?
electivo appears about once in every 56 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).