persuasivo

/pɨɾ.swa.ˈzi.vu/

//pɨɾ.swa.ˈzi.vu// adj

The verdict

“persuasivo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,155 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,155
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que é capaz de convencer com facilidade; que tem persuasão

Corpus desk

Index PT-persuasivo · persuasivo · Portuguese

persuasivo · rank #61,155 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,155
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH perneta

Nearest frequency peer: perneta (-2 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “persuasivo”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “persuasivo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for persuasivo
PropertyValue
Headwordpersuasivo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/pɨɾ.swa.ˈzi.vu/
Letters10
Frequency rank#61,155
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “persuasivo” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).persuasivocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “perneta” (#61,153), “pontada” (#61,161), “penitente” (#61,147). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “persuasivo” fica em #61,155. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

persuasivo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,155 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /pɨɾ.swa.ˈzi.vu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for persuasivo, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is persuasivo, spelled P-E-R-S-U-A-S-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que é capaz de convencer com facilidade; que tem persuasão
  2. 2
    que envolve o interlocutor em suas ideias
  3. 3
    que induz a fazer ou não fazer algo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Com o imenso talento persuasivo que seria bisonho negar-lhe, Lula reintroduziu na cena brasileira, depois de décadas, a política de massas.

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); 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 "persuasivo"?
"persuasivo" is spelled P-E-R-S-U-A-S-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pɨɾ.swa.ˈzi.vu/.
What does "persuasivo" mean?
As an adjective, "persuasivo" means: que é capaz de convencer com facilidade; que tem persuasão
How do you pronounce "persuasivo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "persuasivo" is /pɨɾ.swa.ˈzi.vu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "persuasivo" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list