ministerial
Portuguese, adjective/mi.nis.te.ɾiˈaw/
ministerial is spelled M-I-N-I-S-T-E-R-I-A-L (11 letters) and appears 2.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 17,722nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ministerial is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “ministerial (related to a religious minister or ministry)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo a ministério ou ministro”.
What does ministerial mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineministerial (related to a religious minister or ministry)
- 2
femininemasculineministerial (related to a governmental minister or ministry)
- 3
femininemasculineministerial (having the power to wield delegated executive authority)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo a ministério ou ministro 2. próprio de um ministério 3. que apoia um ministério ou governo; que defende sua política
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 ministerial
- ministeriais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ministerial?
- Brazil /mi.nis.te.ɾiˈaw/
- Brazil [mi.nis.te.ɾiˈaʊ̯]
- Brazil /mi.nis.teˈɾjaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ministerial
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ministerial in Portuguese?
ministerial appears 2.9 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).