proativo

adj

The verdict

“proativo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #84,154 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,154
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que toma atitudes para resolver problemas antes que eles aconteçam

Corpus desk

Index PT-proativo · proativo · Portuguese

proativo · rank #84,154 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,154
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pressupor

Nearest frequency peer: pressupor (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “proativo”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for proativo
PropertyValue
Headwordproativo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#84,154
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “proativo” em português

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “pressupor” (#84,149), “pup” (#84,163), “purgar” (#84,165). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “proativo” fica em #84,154. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

proativo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #84,154 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que toma atitudes para resolver problemas antes que eles aconteçam".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for proativo, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is proativo, spelled P-R-O-A-T-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que toma atitudes para resolver problemas antes que eles aconteçam

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Nossa equipe de vendas teve desempenho proativo em relação aos novos hábitos dos consumidores

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 "proativo"?
"proativo" is spelled P-R-O-A-T-I-V-O.
What does "proativo" mean?
As an adjective, "proativo" means: que toma atitudes para resolver problemas antes que eles aconteçam
What language does "proativo" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list