infernal
Portuguese, adjective/ĩ.feʁˈnaw/
infernal is spelled I-N-F-E-R-N-A-L (8 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 17,223rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Infernal is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “hellish; infernal (from or relating to hell)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “respeitante ao Inferno”.
What does infernal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinehellish; infernal (from or relating to hell)
- 2
femininemasculinediabolical; evil; infernal
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. respeitante ao Inferno 2. próprio do Inferno 3. demoníaco, diabólico 4. muito mal; danoso
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 infernal
- infernais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce infernal?
- Brazil /ĩ.feʁˈnaw/
- Brazil [ĩ.feɦˈnaʊ̯]
- /ĩ.feɾˈnaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to infernal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is infernal in Portuguese?
infernal appears 3.0 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).