inusual

adj

The verdict

“inusual” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - não usual, que não acontece com frequência, que não se observa muito

Corpus desk

Index PT-inusual · inusual · Portuguese

inusual · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for inusual
PropertyValue
Headwordinusual
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “inusual” em português

inusualestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inusual is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "não usual, que não acontece com frequência, que não se observa muito".

inusual doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is inusual, spelled I-N-U-S-U-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    não usual, que não acontece com frequência, que não se observa muito

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how inusual appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ver ele mal vestido é inusual.

Synonyms

incomuminabitualinusitadoraro

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inusual"?
"inusual" is spelled I-N-U-S-U-A-L.
What does "inusual" mean?
As an adjective, "inusual" means: não usual, que não acontece com frequência, que não se observa muito
What language does "inusual" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list