# acima vs activa

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### acima
*adverb · IPA /ɐ.ˈsi.mɐ/ · frequency rank #693*
em cima

### activa
*verb · IPA [ak.ti.va] · frequency rank #14,500*
terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito simples do indicativo de activer

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/acima-vs-activa