negativo

/ne.gɐ.ˈʧi.vʊ/

//ne.gɐ.ˈʧi.vʊ// adj

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The verdict

“negativo” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,164. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,164
frequency rank, Portuguese
360
“N” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que expressa recusa ou negação

Corpus desk

Index PT-negativo · negativo · Portuguese

negativo · rank #4,164 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,164
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 360
  • PHOTO-FINISH nestes

Nearest frequency peer: nestes (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “negativo”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “negativo” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

negativo vs negativa
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for negativo
PropertyValue
Headwordnegativo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ne.gɐ.ˈʧi.vʊ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,164
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “negativo”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).negativocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “nestes” (#4,165), “oral” (#4,166), “lateral” (#4,158). Entre 360 lemas com “N”, “negativo” fica em #4,164. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around negativo (IPA /ne.gɐ.ˈʧi.vʊ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,164 among 360 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for negativo, with forms such as "engativo", "neagtivo", and "negaitvo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "negativa", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is negativo, spelled N-E-G-A-T-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que expressa recusa ou negação
  2. 2
    que indica proibição
  3. 3
    em vão, que não produz resultados
  4. 4
    que traz consequências contrárias ao esperado
  5. 5
    que possui tendências de esperar o pior desfecho possível
  6. 6
    que prova a ausência de ônus ou pendências por parte de algo ou alguém:
  7. 7
    cuja carga elétrica é formada por electrões/elétrons
  8. 8
    (temperatura) cujo valor está abaixo de zero
  9. 9
    que serve para construir frases ou ideias opostas a afirmações
  10. 10
    de valor inferior a zero
  11. 11
    (teste, exame) que exclui a presença da doença ou elemento testado

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how negativo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. certidão negativa

Synonyms

coibitivoproibitivorestritivoinfrutíferoinócuoinútilnuloadversocontraproducentecontráriodesfavorávelindesejávelmaupessimista

Antonyms

afirmativopositivootimista

This word in other languages

negative(English)negativo(Español)négatif(Français)negativ(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • engativo
  • neagtivo
  • negaitvo
  • negatiov
  • negativvo
  • negattivo
  • negatvio
  • neggativo
  • negtaivo
  • ngeativo
  • nnegativo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of negativo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

engativo2neagtivo2negaitvo2negatiov2negativvo1negattivo1negatvio2neggativo1
Edit distance from "negativo"

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 "negativo"?
"negativo" is spelled N-E-G-A-T-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ne.gɐ.ˈʧi.vʊ/.
What does "negativo" mean?
As an adjective, "negativo" means: que expressa recusa ou negação
What words are commonly confused with "negativo"?
"negativo" is commonly confused with "negativa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "negativo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "negativo" is /ne.gɐ.ˈʧi.vʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "negativo" come from?
"negativo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "negativo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

envolver#4,147sintomas#4,183caminhão#4,127uniforme#4,115

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

adaptação11 variantssuspeita11 variantssatélite11 variantsreflexão11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list