benigno
Portuguese, adjective/beˈni.ɡi.nu/
benigno is spelled B-E-N-I-G-N-O (7 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 24,552nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Benigno is a Portuguese adjective meaning “benign (kind, gentle, mild)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “inclinado para o bem; benéfico, benevolente, bom, bondoso”.
What does benigno mean in English?
adjective
- 1
benign (kind, gentle, mild)
- 2
benign (not posing any serious threat to health)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. inclinado para o bem; benéfico, benevolente, bom, bondoso
noun: 1. prenome masculino
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.
Forms of benigno
- benigna feminine
- benignos masculine plural
- benignas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce benigno?
- Brazil /beˈni.ɡi.nu/
- Brazil /beˈniɡ.nu/
- Portugal /bɨˈniɡ.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to benigno
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is benigno in Portuguese?
benigno appears 1.7 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).