marginal
Portuguese, noun/maʁ.ʒiˈnaw/
marginal is spelled M-A-R-G-I-N-A-L (8 letters) and appears 7.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 9,452nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Marginal is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a coastal avenue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que vive à margem da lei; meliante; delinquente”.
What does marginal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinemarginal (of, relating to, or located at a margin or an edge)
- 2
femininemasculineoutlaw, criminal (a person who operates outside established norms)
- 3
femininemasculinemarginal
noun
- 1
femininea coastal avenue
noun
- 1
femininemasculineoutlaw, criminal (a person who operates outside established norms)
Aquele menino é um marginal!
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ou pertencente à margem: 2. que se situa, foi posto ou é considerado fora do centro da acção ou da discussão:
noun: 1. aquele que vive à margem da lei; meliante; delinquente: 2. aquele que vive à margem da sociedade, não integrado:
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 marginal
- marginais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce marginal?
- Brazil /maʁ.ʒiˈnaw/
- Brazil [maɦ.ʒiˈnaʊ̯]
- /maɾ.ʒiˈnaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to marginal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is marginal in Portuguese?
marginal appears 7.1 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).