miniatura
Portuguese, noun/mi.ni.aˈtu.ɾɐ/
miniatura is spelled M-I-N-I-A-T-U-R-A (9 letters) and appears 4.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 13,678th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Miniatura is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “miniature (small version of something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pintura ou fotografia delicada e de pequenas dimensões”.
What does miniatura mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineminiature (small version of something)
- 2
feminineminiature (painting or model)
- 3
femininethumbnail
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pintura ou fotografia delicada e de pequenas dimensões 2. qualquer coisa em ponto pequeno 3. resumo 4. representação de arquivo feita com imagem em escala reduzida de seu conteúdo
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 miniatura
- miniaturas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce miniatura?
- Brazil /mi.ni.aˈtu.ɾɐ/
- Brazil /mi.njaˈtu.ɾɐ/
- Portugal /mi.njɐˈtu.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to miniatura
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is miniatura in Portuguese?
miniatura appears 4.3 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).