inquisitivo
Portuguese, adjective/ĩ.ki.ziˈt͡ʃi.vu/
inquisitivo is spelled I-N-Q-U-I-S-I-T-I-V-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written Portuguese, the 119,611th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inquisitivo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “inquisitive (eager to acquire knowledge)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo a inquirição, a inquisição”.
What does inquisitivo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
inquisitive (eager to acquire knowledge)
- 2
inquisitive (too curious)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo a inquirição, a inquisição
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of inquisitivo
- inquisitiva feminine
- inquisitivos masculine plural
- inquisitivas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inquisitivo?
- Brazil /ĩ.ki.ziˈt͡ʃi.vu/
- Portugal /ĩ.ki.ziˈti.vu/
- Portugal /ĩ.ki.ziˈti.bu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to inquisitivo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is inquisitivo in Portuguese?
inquisitivo appears about once in every 16 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).