ilegal
Portuguese, adjective/i.leˈɡaw/
ilegal is spelled I-L-E-G-A-L (6 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,464th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ilegal is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “illegal; unlawful (forbidden by the law)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “contrário à lei”.
What does ilegal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineillegal; unlawful (forbidden by the law)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. contrário à lei 2. ilegítimo 3. ilícito
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 ilegal
- ilegais plural
- illegal alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ilegal?
- Brazil /i.leˈɡaw/
- Brazil [i.leˈɡaʊ̯]
- Portugal /i.lɨˈɡal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ilegal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ilegal in Portuguese?
ilegal appears 25 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).