positivista

/pu.zi.ti.ˈviʃ.tɐ/

//pu.zi.ti.ˈviʃ.tɐ// adj

The verdict

“positivista” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #49,108. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,108
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diz-se de quem é seguidor do positivismo

Corpus desk

Index PT-positivista · positivista · Portuguese

positivista · rank #49,108 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #49,108
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH prepotente

Nearest frequency peer: prepotente (+5 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 “positivista”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “positivista” 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).

positivista vs positivismo
82% similar

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

Key facts for positivista
PropertyValue
Headwordpositivista
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/pu.zi.ti.ˈviʃ.tɐ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#49,108
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “positivista”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “prepotente” (#49,113), “piegas” (#49,101), “pernil” (#49,096). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “positivista” fica em #49,108. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around positivista (IPA /pu.zi.ti.ˈviʃ.tɐ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,108 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "diz-se de quem é seguidor do positivismo".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for positivista, with forms such as "opsitivista", "poistivista", and "posiitvista". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "positivismo", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is positivista, spelled P-O-S-I-T-I-V-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se de quem é seguidor do positivismo

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opsitivista
  • poistivista
  • posiitvista
  • positiivsta
  • positivisat
  • positivissta
  • positivistta
  • positivitsa
  • positivsita
  • positivvista
  • posittivista
  • positviista
  • possitivista
  • postiivista
  • ppositivista
  • psoitivista

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of positivista - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

opsitivista2poistivista2posiitvista2positiivsta2positivisat2positivissta1positivistta1positivitsa2
Edit distance from "positivista"

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 "positivista"?
"positivista" is spelled P-O-S-I-T-I-V-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /pu.zi.ti.ˈviʃ.tɐ/.
What does "positivista" mean?
As an adjective, "positivista" means: diz-se de quem é seguidor do positivismo
What words are commonly confused with "positivista"?
"positivista" is commonly confused with "positivismo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "positivista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "positivista" is /pu.zi.ti.ˈviʃ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "positivista" come from?
"positivista" 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 "positivista", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list