positivo
Portuguese, adjective/po.ziˈt͡ʃi.vu/
positivo is spelled P-O-S-I-T-I-V-O (8 letters) and appears 28 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,133rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Positivo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “affirmative (asserting that something is true)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “verdadeiro”.
What does positivo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
affirmative (asserting that something is true)
- 2
positive (greater than zero)
- 3
positive (having more protons than electrons)
- 4
positive (characterized by constructiveness or influence for the better)
- 5
optimistic
- 6
positive (describing the primary sense of a word; not comparative or superlative, not augmentative or diminutive)
adverb
- 1
yes
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. verdadeiro 2. real 3. o que não admite dúvida 4. confiante, otimista
noun: 1. aquilo que é certo 2. imagem fotográfica igual ao original 3. polo de uma bateria com falta de elétrons 4. número maior do que zero
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 positivo
- positiva feminine
- positivos masculine plural
- positivas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce positivo?
- Brazil /po.ziˈt͡ʃi.vu/
- Portugal /pu.ziˈti.vu/
- Portugal /pu.ziˈti.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 positivo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is positivo in Portuguese?
positivo appears 28 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).