benigna
Portuguese, adjective/beˈniɡ.nɐ/
benigna is spelled B-E-N-I-G-N-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 39,523rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Benigna is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “feminine singular of benigno” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does benigna mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of benigno
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. prenome feminino
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.
How do you pronounce benigna?
- Brazil /beˈniɡ.nɐ/
- Portugal /bɨˈniɡ.nɐ/
- Portugal [bɨˈniɣ.nɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is benigna in Portuguese?
benigna appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).