original
Portuguese, noun/o.ɾi.ʒiˈnaw/
original is spelled O-R-I-G-I-N-A-L (8 letters) and appears 135 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 727th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Original is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “original (origin of later copies)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “uma forma ou tipo primário do qual derivam-se variantes”.
What does original mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineoriginal (relating to the origin or beginning)
- 2
femininemasculineoriginal (being the first in a series)
- 3
femininemasculineoriginal (different; unique)
noun
- 1
masculineoriginal (origin of later copies)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo à origem ou ao começo de algo 2. novo, inventivo 3. que nasce ou procede independentemente de outras coisas 4. capaz de ou propenso a pensar de maneira independente, criativa ou individual
noun: 1. uma forma ou tipo primário do qual derivam-se variantes 2. um trabalho ou escrito original, do qual cópias ou imitações são feitas
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 original
- originais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce original?
- Brazil /o.ɾi.ʒiˈnaw/
- Brazil [o.ɾi.ʒiˈnaʊ̯]
- Portugal /ɔ.ɾi.ʒiˈnal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to original
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is original in Portuguese?
original appears 135 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).