criminal
Portuguese, adjective/kɾi.miˈnaw/
criminal is spelled C-R-I-M-I-N-A-L (8 letters) and appears 22 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,888th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Criminal is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “criminal (of or relating to crime or penal law)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “concernente a ou que envolve crime; criminoso”.
What does criminal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinecriminal (of or relating to crime or penal law)
Antecedente criminal.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. concernente a ou que envolve crime; criminoso 2. que se refere a julgamento de crimes
noun: 1. jurisdição que trata dos processos criminais 2. processo de um crime; tribunal de crimes
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 criminal
- criminais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce criminal?
- Brazil /kɾi.miˈnaw/
- Brazil [kɾi.miˈnaʊ̯]
- Portugal /kɾi.miˈnal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to criminal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is criminal in Portuguese?
criminal appears 22 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).