There are a number of ways to say “unusual”in Portuguese. Let’s take a look at some.

1. inusitado [een-oo-see-tah-doh]

Ela mudou de carreira por um motivo inusitado. Ela quis ser mágica. She changed careers for an unusual reason. She wanted to be a magician.

2. insólito [een-sOH-lee-toh]

Foi um caso insólito – nunca tinha visto algo igual. It was an unusual case – I’d never seen anything like it.

3. incomum [eenkohmoom]

Não se preocupe. Não é incomum. É normal. Don’t worry. It’s not uncommon. It’s normal.

4. raro [ha-roh]

Though this can also mean “rare,” you can also use it to mean uncommon.

Este tipo de técnica é bastante raro. This type of technique is pretty unusual.

Have you done or seen anything unusual today? Leave a message in the comments!