mini-
Portuguese, prefix
mini- is spelled M-I-N-I (4 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese, the 113,611th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mini- is a Portuguese prefix meaning “mini- (denotes a small version of something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “denota algo pequeno ou menor que o tamanho normal”.
What does mini- mean in English?
prefix
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mini- (denotes a small version of something)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
prefix: 1. denota algo pequeno ou menor que o tamanho normal
noun: 1. redução utilizada para os substantivos pospostos ao elemento antepositivo mini- (por exemplo, minidicionário)
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.
English words that translate to mini-
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mini- in Portuguese?
mini- appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).