minimal
Portuguese, adjective/mi.niˈmaw/
minimal is spelled M-I-N-I-M-A-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 59,634th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Minimal is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “minimal, minimum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does minimal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineminimal, minimum
- 2
femininemasculineof, or pertaining to, the minimum
- 3
femininemasculineminimal (characterised by the use of simple form or structures)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of minimal
- minimais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce minimal?
- Brazil /mi.niˈmaw/
- Brazil [mi.niˈmaʊ̯]
- Portugal /mi.niˈmal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to minimal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is minimal in Portuguese?
minimal appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).