Which to use
“passível” and “passivo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,830
- “passível” frequency rank
- #13,807
- “passivo” frequency rank
- 35637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | passível | passivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que pode ser; que tem a potencialidade de | diz-se daquele (ou daquilo) que sofre uma ação ou recebe seu efeito |
Where the eye mixes passível and passivo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. passível runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against passivo's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: passível vs passivo
A purely visual mix-up. passível (/pɐ.ˈsi.vɛɫ/) and passivo (/pa.ˈsi.vu/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
passível is recorded at frequency rank #21,830, classified as anadj, pronounced /pɐ.ˈsi.vɛɫ/. passivo is at rank #13,807, tagged as anadj, pronounced /pa.ˈsi.vu/ ouvir ^(fonte ?).
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 35637, this pair ranks #31,384 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of passível vs passivo
Shared letters: apsv. Private to "passível": elí. Private to "passivo": io.
"passível" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "passivo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- passivo ← apssivo · pasisvo · pasivo · passiov · passivvo · passvio · ppassivo · psasivo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "passível" and "passivo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "passível" vs "passivo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "passível" and "passivo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "passível" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "passivo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,384 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "passível" and "passivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "passível vs plausível". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #31,384 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.