inativo

adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,005

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

inativo is anPortugueseadj. It means: que não está em exercício, que não está ativo, parado, paralisado, inerte Often confused with inato and íntimo.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of inativo in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for inativo is 7 letters long, classified as anadj. Corpus data places it at rank #29,005 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for inativo, with forms such as "iantivo", "inaitvo", and "inatiov". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is inativo, spelled I-N-A-T-I-V-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: iantivo,inaitvo,inatiov,inativvo,inattivo,inatvio,innativo,intaivo,niativo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for inativo

Misspelling Variants of "inativo"

iantivo7inaitvo7inatiov7inativvo8inattivo8inatvio7innativo8intaivo7
Misspelling Variants of "inativo"

Frequency rank: #29,005 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inativo"?
"inativo" is spelled I-N-A-T-I-V-O.
What does "inativo" mean?
As an adj, "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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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter I in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.