morto-vivo
The verdict
“morto-vivo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pessoa que está prestes a morrer
Corpus desk
Index PT-morto-vivo · morto-vivo · Portuguese
morto-vivo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | morto-vivo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “morto-vivo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
morto-vivo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
morto-vivo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is morto-vivo, spelled M-O-R-T-O---V-I-V-O.
Definition
- 1pessoa que está prestes a morrer
- 2indivíduo sem vivacidade, inerte
- 3ser mitológico que, mesmo estando morto, é autônomo e age como se estivesse vivo
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how morto-vivo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Eu era o primeiro da fila do transplante, no grupo de sangue, mas eu ainda esperei 10 meses para chegar a minha hora. Nesses 10 meses eu fui enfraquecendo e fui ficando pior. Fui perdendo o conhecimento, as emoções. Fiquei um morto-vivo", relata ele.
Bill Skarsgård interpreta o morto-vivo Conde Orlok, um vampiro que não é um devasso encantador, nem um rabugento solitário, mas uma força demoníaca estranha e monstruosa.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.