especial
Portuguese, adjective/is.pe.siˈaw/
especial is spelled E-S-P-E-C-I-A-L (8 letters) and appears 219 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 425th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Especial is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “special” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo a uma espécie”.
What does especial mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinespecial
- 2
femininemasculinedisabled (having some physical disability)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo a uma espécie 2. próprio 3. peculiar 4. característico, particular
noun: 1. golpe não ordinário que requer o carregamento e gasto de barra de energia e que possui poder de causar perda considerável de quantidade de vida ao personagem oponente 2. programa que não pertence a uma programação habitual de uma emissora de rádio ou TV, normalmente comemorativo ou de homenagem
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 especial
- especiais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce especial?
- Brazil /is.pe.siˈaw/
- Brazil [is.pe.siˈaʊ̯]
- Brazil /is.peˈsjaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to especial
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is especial in Portuguese?
especial appears 219 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).