inativo

adj

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The verdict

“inativo” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #29,005. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,005
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que não está em exercício, que não está ativo, parado, paralisado, inerte

Corpus desk

Index PT-inativo · inativo · Portuguese

inativo · rank #29,005 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,005
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH incumbência

Nearest frequency peer: incumbência (+4 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “inativo”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “inativo” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

inativo vs inato
71% similar
inativo vs íntimo
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for inativo
PropertyValue
Headwordinativo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,005
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “inativo”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).inativocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “incumbência” (#29,009), “hiato” (#29,000), “haitiano” (#28,997). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “inativo” fica em #29,005. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around inativo, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #29,005 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for inativo, with forms such as "iantivo", "inaitvo", and "inatiov". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "inato", "íntimo", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 inativo, spelled I-N-A-T-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não está em exercício, que não está ativo, parado, paralisado, inerte
  2. 2
    que não exerce funções; aposentado ou reformado (diz-se de empregados ou funcionários)
  3. 3
    que não trabalha, de pouca ação; desocupado, preguiçoso, lento
  4. 4
    que não atua, ineficaz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. criatura inativa
  2. remédio inativo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iantivo
  • inaitvo
  • inatiov
  • inativvo
  • inattivo
  • inatvio
  • innativo
  • intaivo
  • niativo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inativo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

iantivo2inaitvo2inatiov2inativvo1inattivo1inatvio2innativo1intaivo2
Edit distance from "inativo"

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 "inativo"?
"inativo" is spelled I-N-A-T-I-V-O.
What does "inativo" mean?
As an adjective, "inativo" means: que não está em exercício, que não está ativo, parado, paralisado, inerte
What words are commonly confused with "inativo"?
"inativo" is commonly confused with "inato", "íntimo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "inativo" come from?
"inativo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jumento#29,019esgrima#28,965errante#28,960mitigar#29,053

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

restar9 variantsuruguaia9 variantsvoting9 variantsanedota9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list