instintivo

/ĩʃ.tĩ.ˈti.vu/

//ĩʃ.tĩ.ˈti.vu// adj

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The verdict

“instintivo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,392 among 1,526 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,392
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,526
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que se faz ou se fez por instinto

Key facts for instintivo
PropertyValue
Headwordinstintivo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ĩʃ.tĩ.ˈti.vu/
Letters10
Frequency rank#57,392
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “instintivo” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). instintivo lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

instintivo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,392 among 1,526 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ĩʃ.tĩ.ˈti.vu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for instintivo in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is instintivo, spelled I-N-S-T-I-N-T-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que se faz ou se fez por instinto
  2. 2
    que deriva do instinto
  3. 3
    espontâneo, impensado, natural

This word in other languages

instinctive(English)instintivo(Español)instinctif(Français)

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 "instintivo"?
"instintivo" is spelled I-N-S-T-I-N-T-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩʃ.tĩ.ˈti.vu/.
What does "instintivo" mean?
As an adjective, "instintivo" means: que se faz ou se fez por instinto
How do you pronounce "instintivo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "instintivo" is /ĩʃ.tĩ.ˈti.vu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "instintivo" come from?
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Using “instintivo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-S-T-I-N-T-I-V-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ĩʃ.tĩ.ˈti.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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list