diminuto
Portuguese, adjective/d͡ʒi.miˈnu.tu/
diminuto is spelled D-I-M-I-N-U-T-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 56,014th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Diminuto is a Portuguese adjective meaning “diminutive (very small)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pequeno, minúsculo”.
What does diminuto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
diminutive (very small)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. pequeno, minúsculo 2. de pequenas dimensões 3. escasso 4. insuficiente
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 diminuto
- diminuta feminine
- diminutos masculine plural
- diminutas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce diminuto?
- Brazil /d͡ʒi.miˈnu.tu/
- Portugal /di.miˈnu.tu/
- Portugal /di.mi.ˈnu.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to diminuto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is diminuto in Portuguese?
diminuto appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).