infantil
Portuguese, adjective/ĩ.fɐ̃ˈt͡ʃiw/
infantil is spelled I-N-F-A-N-T-I-L (8 letters) and appears 44 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,139th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Infantil is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “child (relating to a child, suitable for a child)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo à infância”.
What does infantil mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinechild (relating to a child, suitable for a child)
- 2
femininemasculineimmature, childish (behaving immaturely)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo à infância 2. próprio de criança 3. inocente 4. ingénuo
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 infantil
- infantis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce infantil?
- Brazil /ĩ.fɐ̃ˈt͡ʃiw/
- Brazil [ĩ.fɐ̃ˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]
- Portugal /ĩ.fɐ̃ˈtil/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to infantil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is infantil in Portuguese?
infantil appears 44 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).