passivo
Portuguese, noun/paˈsi.vu/
passivo is spelled P-A-S-S-I-V-O (7 letters) and appears 4.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 13,678th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Passivo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “economic liabilities” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “dívida de uma pessoa ou empresa”.
What does passivo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
passive
- 2
slangbottom, sub (of or relating to the submissive partner in a sexual relationship, usually the one who is penetrated)
noun
- 1
masculineeconomic liabilities
- 2
masculineslangbottom, sub (a submissive partner in a sexual relationship, usually the one who is penetrated)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se daquele (ou daquilo) que sofre uma ação ou recebe seu efeito 2. que não está em atividade, inerte 3. numa relação homossexual masculina, aquele em quem é realizada a penetração no sexo anal
noun: 1. dívida de uma pessoa ou empresa 2. fonte de recursos de uma instituição 3. forma verbal em que o sujeito sofre a ação
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 passivo
- passiva feminine
- passivos masculine plural
- passivas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce passivo?
- Brazil /paˈsi.vu/
- Portugal /pɐˈsi.vu/
- Portugal /pɐˈsi.bu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to passivo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is passivo in Portuguese?
passivo appears 4.3 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).