# activa vs active

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### active
*adjective · IPA /ˈæk.tɪv/ · frequency rank #22,852*
atuante

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