missiva
Portuguese, noun/miˈsi.vɐ/
missiva is spelled M-I-S-S-I-V-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese, the 83,632nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Missiva is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “missive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “carta; epístola”.
What does missiva mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemissive
- 2
feminineletter
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. carta; epístola 2. bilhete que se manda a alguém
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 missiva
- missivas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce missiva?
- Brazil /miˈsi.vɐ/
- Portugal /miˈsi.vɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to missiva
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is missiva in Portuguese?
missiva appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).