passável

/paˈsa.vew/

//paˈsa.vew// adj

The verdict

“passável” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aceitável, perdoável, relevável

Corpus desk

Index PT-passavel · passável · Portuguese

passável · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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.

Key facts for passável
PropertyValue
Headwordpassável
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/paˈsa.vew/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “passável” em português

passávelfica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

passável is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /paˈsa.vew/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aceitável, perdoável, relevável".

Zero misspellings are on record for passável in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is passável, spelled P-A-S-S-Á-V-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    aceitável, perdoável, relevável

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "passável"?
"passável" is spelled P-A-S-S-Á-V-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is /paˈsa.vew/.
What does "passável" mean?
As an adjective, "passável" means: aceitável, perdoável, relevável
How do you pronounce "passável"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "passável" is /paˈsa.vew/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "passável" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list