inferno
Portuguese, noun/ĩˈfɛʁ.nu/
inferno is spelled I-N-F-E-R-N-O (7 letters) and appears 47 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,013th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inferno is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “hell (where sinners go)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “qualquer região inferior ou subterrânea; ínfero”.
What does inferno mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehell (where sinners go)
- 2
masculinea very unpleasant or negative situation
- 3
masculinea very hot place
interjection
- 1
hell (expressing discontent, unhappiness, or anger)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. qualquer região inferior ou subterrânea; ínfero 2. lugar no qual os pecadores são punidos por toda a eternidade 3. qualquer lugar de alguma religião ou mitologia análogo ao inferno cristão: 4. na mitologia grega, lugar onde se reunem os espíritos dos mortos, não necessariamente um lugar de sofrimento; Hades
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 inferno
- infernos plural
- inferno! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inferno?
- Brazil /ĩˈfɛʁ.nu/
- Brazil [ĩˈfɛɦ.nu]
- /ĩˈfɛɾ.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to inferno
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is inferno in Portuguese?
inferno appears 47 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).