inanimado

/i.nɐ.ni.ˈma.du/

//i.nɐ.ni.ˈma.du// adj

The verdict

“inanimado” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,601 among 1,526 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,601
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,526
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que não está animado

Key facts for inanimado
PropertyValue
Headwordinanimado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/i.nɐ.ni.ˈma.du/
Letters9
Frequency rank#63,601
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “inanimado” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). inanimado lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inanimado is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,601 among 1,526 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /i.nɐ.ni.ˈma.du/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for inanimado in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is inanimado, spelled I-N-A-N-I-M-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não está animado
  2. 2
    que está sem sentidos
  3. 3
    que não tem alma
  4. 4
    que está sem movimento
  5. 5
    que não tem vivacidade

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inanimado"?
"inanimado" is spelled I-N-A-N-I-M-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /i.nɐ.ni.ˈma.du/.
What does "inanimado" mean?
As an adjective, "inanimado" means: que não está animado
How do you pronounce "inanimado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inanimado" is /i.nɐ.ni.ˈma.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inanimado" come from?
"inanimado" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “inanimado”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-A-N-I-M-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /i.nɐ.ni.ˈma.du/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list