punitivo
Portuguese, adjective/pu.niˈt͡ʃi.vu/
punitivo is spelled P-U-N-I-T-I-V-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 46,230th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Punitivo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “punitive (which punishes; being a punishment)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que pune”.
What does punitivo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
punitive (which punishes; being a punishment)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que pune 2. relativo à punição
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 punitivo
- punitiva feminine
- punitivos masculine plural
- punitivas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce punitivo?
- Brazil /pu.niˈt͡ʃi.vu/
- Portugal /pu.niˈti.vu/
- Portugal /pu.niˈti.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 punitivo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is punitivo in Portuguese?
punitivo appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).