igrejinha
Portuguese, noun/i.ɡɾeˈʒĩ.ɲɐ/
igrejinha is spelled I-G-R-E-J-I-N-H-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 41,403rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Igrejinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “cabal, conspiracy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of igreja. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diminutivo de igreja”.
What does igrejinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of igreja
- 2
femininecabal, conspiracy
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado do Rio Grande do Sul
noun: 1. diminutivo de igreja
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 igrejinha
- igrejinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce igrejinha?
- Brazil /i.ɡɾeˈʒĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [i.ɡɾeˈʒĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /i.ɡɾɐ(j)ˈʒi.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is igrejinha in Portuguese?
igrejinha appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).