passível

/pɐ.ˈsi.vɛɫ/

//pɐ.ˈsi.vɛɫ// adj

The verdict

“passível” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #21,830. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,830
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que pode ser; que tem a potencialidade de

Corpus desk

Index PT-passivel · passível · Portuguese

passível · rank #21,830 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,830
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pilotar

Nearest frequency peer: pilotar (+4 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 “passível”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “passível” 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).

passível vs passivo
63% similar
passível vs possível
88% similar
passível vs plausível
78% similar

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

Key facts for passível
PropertyValue
Headwordpassível
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/pɐ.ˈsi.vɛɫ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,830
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “passível”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.passívelcai 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 “pilotar” (#21,834), “pluralidade” (#21,840), “multiplicar” (#21,816). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “passível” fica em #21,830. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around passível (IPA /pɐ.ˈsi.vɛɫ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,830 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for passível, with forms such as "apssível", "passvíel", and "passíevl". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "passivo", "possível", "plausível", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is passível, spelled P-A-S-S-Í-V-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    que pode ser; que tem a potencialidade de
  2. 2
    que está sujeito a

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Se construída, ela daria ao Irã um estoque secreto passível de ser enriquecido para uso combustível ou para a fabricação de bombas.

Synonyms

susceptívelsuscetívelsuscetivo

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apssível
  • passvíel
  • passíevl
  • passívell
  • passívle
  • passívvel
  • pasísvel
  • pasível
  • ppassível
  • psasível

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of passível - 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.

apssível2passvíel2passíevl2passívell1passívle2passívvel1pasísvel2pasível1
Edit distance from "passível"

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 "passível"?
"passível" is spelled P-A-S-S-Í-V-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is /pɐ.ˈsi.vɛɫ/.
What does "passível" mean?
As an adjective, "passível" means: que pode ser; que tem a potencialidade de
What words are commonly confused with "passível"?
"passível" is commonly confused with "passivo", "possível", "plausível". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "passível"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "passível" is /pɐ.ˈsi.vɛɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "passível" come from?
"passível" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list