insubstancial
Portuguese, adjective/ĩ.su.bis.tɐ̃.siˈaw/
insubstancial is spelled I-N-S-U-B-S-T-A-N-C-I-A-L (13 letters) and appears about once in every 33 million words in written Portuguese, the 166,096th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Insubstancial is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “insubstantial (not real or strong enough)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does insubstancial mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineinsubstantial (not real or strong enough)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of insubstancial
- insubstanciais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce insubstancial?
- Brazil /ĩ.su.bis.tɐ̃.siˈaw/
- Brazil [ĩ.su.bis.tɐ̃.siˈaʊ̯]
- Brazil /ĩ.su.bis.tɐ̃ˈsjaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to insubstancial
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is insubstancial in Portuguese?
insubstancial appears about once in every 33 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).