parafernália
Portuguese, noun/pa.ɾa.feʁˈna.ljɐ/
parafernália is spelled P-A-R-A-F-E-R-N-Á-L-I-A (12 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 66,070th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Parafernália is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “paraphernalia (miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “conjunto de objetos utilizados para determinada atividade”.
What does parafernália mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineparaphernalia (miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. conjunto de objetos utilizados para determinada atividade 2. conjunto de objetos de uso pessoal 3. coleção de coisas velhas e usadas
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 parafernália
- parafernálias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce parafernália?
- Brazil /pa.ɾa.feʁˈna.ljɐ/
- Brazil [pa.ɾa.feɦˈna.ljɐ]
- /pa.ɾa.feɾˈna.ljɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to parafernália
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is parafernália in Portuguese?
parafernália appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).