inferninho

noun

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The verdict

“inferninho” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #97,838 among 1,526 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,838
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,526
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - diminutivo de inferno

Key facts for inferninho
PropertyValue
Headwordinferninho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#97,838
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “inferninho” 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). inferninho 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

inferninho is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #97,838 among 1,526 “I” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for inferninho, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is inferninho, spelled I-N-F-E-R-N-I-N-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    diminutivo de inferno
  2. 2
    bar ou boate pequeno, de reputação duvidosa ou ambiente decadente; local escuro e apertado, geralmente com música alta
  3. 3
    lugar desconfortável, barulhento ou caótico

Synonyms

antroespeluncamuquifobiroscaboate

Antonyms

acolhedoragradávelfamiliar

This word in other languages

tugurio(Español)bouge(Français)

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 "inferninho"?
"inferninho" is spelled I-N-F-E-R-N-I-N-H-O.
What does "inferninho" mean?
As a noun, "inferninho" means: diminutivo de inferno
What language does "inferninho" come from?
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Using “inferninho”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-F-E-R-N-I-N-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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