inferir
Portuguese, verb/ĩ.feˈɾi(ʁ)/
inferir is spelled I-N-F-E-R-I-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 37,683rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inferir is a Portuguese verb meaning “to infer, conclude (deduce through reasoning)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “(prep. de) deduzir por meio de raciocínio; tirar como consequência, concluir”.
What does inferir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to infer, conclude (deduce through reasoning)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. (prep. de) deduzir por meio de raciocínio; tirar como consequência, concluir
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 inferir
- infiro first-person present singular
- infere present singular third-person
- inferi first-person preterite singular
- inferido participle past
- i-e alternation
- inferires infinitive second-person singular
- inferirmos first-person infinitive plural
- inferirdes infinitive plural second-person
- inferirem infinitive plural third-person
- inferindo gerund
- inferidos masculine participle past
- inferida feminine participle past
- inferidas feminine participle past
- inferes indicative present second-person
- inferimos first-person indicative plural
- inferis indicative plural present
- inferem indicative plural present
- inferia first-person imperfect indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inferir?
- Brazil /ĩ.feˈɾi(ʁ)/
- Brazil [ĩ.feˈɾi(h)]
- Brazil /ĩ.fiˈɾi(ʁ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to inferir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is inferir in Portuguese?
inferir appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).