investigativo
Portuguese, adjective/ĩ.ves.t͡ʃi.ɡaˈt͡ʃi.vu/
investigativo is spelled I-N-V-E-S-T-I-G-A-T-I-V-O (13 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 24,882nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Investigativo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “investigative (relating or pertaining to investigation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que realiza investigação”.
What does investigativo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
investigative (relating or pertaining to investigation)
- 2
investigative (that uses methods and techniques characteristic of police or scientific investigation)
- 3
investigative (that demonstrates detailed curiosity about the facts)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que realiza investigação
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 investigativo
- investigativa feminine
- investigativos masculine plural
- investigativas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce investigativo?
- Brazil /ĩ.ves.t͡ʃi.ɡaˈt͡ʃi.vu/
- /ĩ.veʃ.t͡ʃi.ɡaˈt͡ʃi.vu/
- Portugal /ĩ.vɨʃ.ti.ɡɐˈti.vu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to investigativo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is investigativo in Portuguese?
investigativo appears 1.7 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).