genitivo

/ʒɨ.ni.ˈti.vu/

//ʒɨ.ni.ˈti.vu// noun

The verdict

“genitivo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - caso em que ficam as palavras com função de adjunto adnominal atribuindo ou restringindo o significado de outra palavra nas frases das línguas declináveis

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Index PT-genitivo · genitivo · Portuguese

genitivo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for genitivo
PropertyValue
Headwordgenitivo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʒɨ.ni.ˈti.vu/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “genitivo” em português

genitivofica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

genitivo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʒɨ.ni.ˈti.vu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "caso em que ficam as palavras com função de adjunto adnominal atribuindo ou restringindo o significado de outra palavra nas frases das línguas declináveis".

No misspelling variants are generated for genitivo in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 genitivo, spelled G-E-N-I-T-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    caso em que ficam as palavras com função de adjunto adnominal atribuindo ou restringindo o significado de outra palavra nas frases das línguas declináveis

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. rex romanorum
  2. Nota: embora característico das línguas declináveis (alemão, grego, latim, finlandês, etc.), existe ainda remanescente no inglês o chamado genitive case.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "genitivo"?
"genitivo" is spelled G-E-N-I-T-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ʒɨ.ni.ˈti.vu/.
What does "genitivo" mean?
As a noun, "genitivo" means: caso em que ficam as palavras com função de adjunto adnominal atribuindo ou restringindo o significado de outra palavra nas frases das línguas declináveis
How do you pronounce "genitivo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "genitivo" is /ʒɨ.ni.ˈti.vu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "genitivo" come from?
"genitivo" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list