mínimo
Portuguese, noun/ˈmĩ.ni.mu/
mínimo is spelled M-Í-N-I-M-O (6 letters) and appears 48 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,967th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mínimo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “minimum (lowest limit)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “a menor quantidade de algo”.
What does mínimo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
minimum (to the lowest degree)
noun
- 1
masculineminimum (lowest limit)
- 2
masculineparking light, sidelight
- 3
Brazilmasculineclipping of dedo mínimo
- 4
Brazilmasculineellipsis of salário mínimo
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. menor valor
noun: 1. a menor quantidade de algo
noun: 1. básico
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 mínimo
- mínima feminine
- mínimos masculine plural
- mínimas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mínimo?
- Brazil /ˈmĩ.ni.mu/
- Portugal /ˈmi.ni.mu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mínimo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mínimo in Portuguese?
mínimo appears 48 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).