inaugural
Portuguese, adjective/i.naw.ɡuˈɾaw/
inaugural is spelled I-N-A-U-G-U-R-A-L (9 letters) and appears 3.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 16,007th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inaugural is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “being a first occurrence or event” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo a ou que assinala uma inauguração”.
What does inaugural mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinebeing a first occurrence or event
- 2
femininemasculineoccurring during an inauguration
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo a ou que assinala uma inauguração 2. que dá início a; inicial 3. o mesmo que inaugurativo
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 inaugural
- inaugurais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inaugural?
- Brazil /i.naw.ɡuˈɾaw/
- Brazil [i.naʊ̯.ɡuˈɾaʊ̯]
- Portugal /i.naw.ɡuˈɾal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to inaugural
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is inaugural in Portuguese?
inaugural appears 3.4 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).