putativo
Portuguese, adjective/pu.taˈt͡ʃi.vu/
putativo is spelled P-U-T-A-T-I-V-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese, the 123,299th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Putativo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “putative (commonly believed to be the case)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que é reputado ser o que não é”.
What does putativo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
putative (commonly believed to be the case)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que é reputado ser o que não é 2. diz-se do casamento contraído indevidamente mas de boa-fé, por ignorarem os nubentes os motivos que se opunham à sua união
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 putativo
- putativa feminine
- putativos masculine plural
- putativas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce putativo?
- Brazil /pu.taˈt͡ʃi.vu/
- Portugal /pu.tɐˈti.vu/
- Portugal /pu.tɐˈti.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 putativo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is putativo in Portuguese?
putativo appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).