# animal

> Portuguese word · Adjective · IPA /ˌɐ.ni.ˈmaw/ · frequency rank #1,697

## Definitions
1. característico de um animal
2. brutal, irracional

## Easily confused with
- **anual** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/animal-vs-anual)
- **ânimo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/animal-vs-animo)
- **animar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/animal-vs-animar)
- **anormal** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/animal-vs-anormal)
- **anal** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/anal-vs-animal)
- **acima** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/acima-vs-animal)
- **anima** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/anima-vs-animal)
- **afinal** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/afinal-vs-animal)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ainmal`, `aniaml`, `animall`, `animla`, `animmal`, `anmial`, `annimal`, `naimal`

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