frívolo

adj

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The verdict

“frívolo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #81,288 among 1,704 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,288
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,704
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - caracterizado por falta de seriedade ou sentido

Key facts for frívolo
PropertyValue
Headwordfrívolo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#81,288
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “frívolo” 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). frívolo 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

frívolo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #81,288 among 1,704 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for frívolo, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is frívolo, spelled F-R-Í-V-O-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    caracterizado por falta de seriedade ou sentido
  2. 2
    sem um objetivo sério
  3. 3
    dado a leviandades
  4. 4
    sem nenhum valor ou importância; que não merece consideração

This word in other languages

frivolous(English)frívolo(Español)frivol(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 "frívolo"?
"frívolo" is spelled F-R-Í-V-O-L-O.
What does "frívolo" mean?
As an adjective, "frívolo" means: caracterizado por falta de seriedade ou sentido
What language does "frívolo" come from?
"frívolo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “frívolo”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-R-Í-V-O-L-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