incisivo
/ĩ.siˈzi.vu/
The verdict
“incisivo” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #36,953 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #36,953
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que corta ou é feito para cortar; que faz incisão
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | incisivo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ĩ.siˈzi.vu/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #36,953 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “incisivo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for incisivo is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ĩ.siˈzi.vu/. Corpus data places it at rank #36,953 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for incisivo, with forms such as "icnisivo", "inccisivo", and "inciisvo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is incisivo, spelled I-N-C-I-S-I-V-O.
Definition
- 1que corta ou é feito para cortar; que faz incisão
- 2aquilo que foi preciso, direto ao ponto, sem fazer rodeios, que foi conciso
- 3aquilo que penetrou fundo e de modo apropriado num assunto
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: icnisivo,inccisivo,inciisvo,incisiov,incisivvo,incissivo,incisvio,incsiivo,inicsivo,inncisivo,nicisivo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incisivo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “incisivo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-C-I-S-I-V-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ĩ.siˈzi.vu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.