mixe
Portuguese, adjective/ˈmi.ʃi/
mixe is spelled M-I-X-E (4 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese, the 101,652nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mixe is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “insignificant, worthless, or not impressive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of mixar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diz-se das coisas com pouco valor ou pouca qualidade”.
What does mixe mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Brazilfeminineinformalmasculineinsignificant, worthless, or not impressive
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se das coisas com pouco valor ou pouca qualidade
noun: 1. povo indígena do México 2. língua própria desse povo
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 mixe
- mixes plural
- mixo alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mixe?
- Brazil /ˈmi.ʃi/
- Portugal /ˈmi.ʃɨ/
- Brazil /ˈmik.si/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is mixe in Portuguese?
mixe appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).