benjamim
Portuguese, noun/bẽ.ʒaˈmĩ/
benjamim is spelled B-E-N-J-A-M-I-M (8 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 24,552nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Benjamim is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “lastborn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o filho mais novo, geralmente o favorito; o filho preferido”.
What does benjamim mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelastborn
- 2
masculineadaptor (device allowing more plugs at a socket)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o filho mais novo, geralmente o favorito; o filho preferido 2. o membro mais jovem de uma associação
noun: 1. dispositivo que permite ligar dois ou três aparelhos elétricos à mesma tomada
noun: 1. prenome masculino 2. uma das 12 tribos de Israel
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 benjamim
- benjamins plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce benjamim?
- Brazil /bẽ.ʒaˈmĩ/
- Portugal /bẽ.ʒɐˈmĩ/
- Portugal /bɐ̃j̃.ʒɐˈmĩ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to benjamim
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is benjamim in Portuguese?
benjamim 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).