bestial

/bɨʃ.ˈtjaɫ/

//bɨʃ.ˈtjaɫ// adj

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The verdict

“bestial” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #55,402 among 2,073 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,402
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,073
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - próprio de besta

Key facts for bestial
PropertyValue
Headwordbestial
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/bɨʃ.ˈtjaɫ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,402
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bestial” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bestial lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bestial is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #55,402 among 2,073 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /bɨʃ.ˈtjaɫ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bestial, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is bestial, spelled B-E-S-T-I-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    próprio de besta
  2. 2
    brutal
  3. 3
    estúpido
  4. 4
    grosseiro

This word in other languages

bestial(English)bestial(Français)tierisch(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bestial"?
"bestial" is spelled B-E-S-T-I-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /bɨʃ.ˈtjaɫ/.
What does "bestial" mean?
As an adjective, "bestial" means: próprio de besta
How do you pronounce "bestial"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bestial" is /bɨʃ.ˈtjaɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bestial" come from?
"bestial" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “bestial”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-E-S-T-I-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /bɨʃ.ˈtjaɫ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list