excepcional
Portuguese, adjective/e.sep.si.oˈnaw/
excepcional is spelled E-X-C-E-P-C-I-O-N-A-L (11 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 9,812th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Excepcional is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “exceptional, special” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “em que há excepção”.
What does excepcional mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineexceptional, special
- 2
femininemasculineextraordinary, unusual
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. em que há excepção 2. fora do usual 3. extraordinário 4. anormal
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 excepcional
- excepcionais plural
- excecional alternative Portugal
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce excepcional?
- Brazil /e.sep.si.oˈnaw/
- Brazil [e.sep.si.oˈnaʊ̯]
- Brazil /e.sep.sjoˈnaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to excepcional
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is excepcional in Portuguese?
excepcional appears 6.8 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).