100words
56%of everyday speech
4.8%the single commonest word
| # | Word | English | Say it | Share | Running total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | de | of, from | jee | 4.790% | 4.8% |
| 2 | a | the (f.) | ah | 3.848% | 8.6% |
| 3 | o | the (m.) | oo | 3.812% | 12.4% |
| 4 | ser | to be | sehr | 1.115% | 13.6% |
| 5 | e | and | ee | 2.690% | 16.3% |
| 6 | do | of the (m.) | doo | 2.058% | 18.3% |
| 7 | da | of the (f.) | dah | 1.607% | 19.9% |
| 8 | em | in, on | eyng | 1.380% | 21.3% |
| 9 | para | for, to | PAH-rah | 1.170% | 22.5% |
| 10 | um | a, one (m.) | oong | 1.169% | 23.6% |
| 11 | não | no, not | nowng | 1.150% | 24.8% |
| 12 | que | that, what | kee | 2.750% | 27.5% |
| 13 | ir | to go | eer | 1.032% | 28.6% |
| 14 | uma | a, one (f.) | OO-mah | 1.011% | 29.6% |
| 15 | com | with | kong | 0.977% | 30.6% |
| 16 | no | in the (m.) | noo | 0.977% | 31.5% |
| 17 | na | in the (f.) | nah | 0.911% | 32.4% |
| 18 | se | if | see | 0.871% | 33.3% |
| 19 | ter | to have | tehr | 0.781% | 34.1% |
| 20 | por | by, for | poor | 0.759% | 34.9% |
| 21 | eu | I | eh-oo | 0.676% | 35.5% |
| 22 | estar | to be (state) | es-TAHR | 0.640% | 36.2% |
| 23 | como | how, as | KOH-moo | 0.603% | 36.8% |
| 24 | mais | more | mice | 0.525% | 37.3% |
| 25 | ao | to the (m.) | ow | 0.448% | 37.8% |
| 26 | seu | your, his (m.) | seh-oo | 0.422% | 38.2% |
| 27 | mas | but | mahs | 0.398% | 38.6% |
| 28 | sua | your, her (f.) | SOO-ah | 0.387% | 39.0% |
| 29 | poder | can, to be able | poh-DEHR | 0.381% | 39.3% |
| 30 | fazer | to do, to make | fah-ZEHR | 0.374% | 39.7% |
| 31 | você | you | voh-SEH | 0.361% | 40.1% |
| 32 | me | me | mee | 0.355% | 40.4% |
| 33 | muito | very, much | MOO-ee-too | 0.325% | 40.8% |
| 34 | todo | all, every | TOH-doo | 0.323% | 41.1% |
| 35 | ou | or | oh | 0.257% | 41.3% |
| 36 | ele | he | EH-lee | 0.245% | 41.6% |
| 37 | ano | year | AH-noo | 0.237% | 41.8% |
| 38 | outro | other, another | OH-troo | 0.233% | 42.0% |
| 39 | dia | day | DEE-ah | 0.233% | 42.3% |
| 40 | pelo | by the (m.) | PEH-loo | 0.233% | 42.5% |
| 41 | saber | to know | sah-BEHR | 0.231% | 42.7% |
| 42 | meu | my (m.) | meh-oo | 0.229% | 43.0% |
| 43 | dizer | to say | jee-ZEHR | 0.219% | 43.2% |
| 44 | isso | that, it | EE-soo | 0.219% | 43.4% |
| 45 | já | already | zhah | 0.209% | 43.6% |
| 46 | nos | us | noos | 0.209% | 43.8% |
| 47 | também | also, too | tahm-BENG | 0.204% | 44.0% |
| 48 | mesmo | same, even | MEZH-moo | 0.202% | 44.2% |
| 49 | se | oneself (reflexive pronoun) | see | 0.871% | 45.1% |
| 50 | a | to, at (direction) | ah | 3.848% | 49.0% |
| 51 | pela | by the (f.) | PEH-lah | 0.194% | 49.1% |
| 52 | pessoa | person | peh-SOH-ah | 0.194% | 49.3% |
| 53 | só | only, just | saw | 0.190% | 49.5% |
| 54 | ver | to see | vehr | 0.188% | 49.7% |
| 55 | ela | she | EH-lah | 0.182% | 49.9% |
| 56 | dar | to give | dahr | 0.182% | 50.1% |
| 57 | ficar | to stay, to become | fee-KAHR | 0.174% | 50.3% |
| 58 | minha | my (f.) | MEEN-yah | 0.171% | 50.4% |
| 59 | sobre | about, on | SOH-bree | 0.170% | 50.6% |
| 60 | haver | to have, there to be | ah-VEHR | 0.170% | 50.8% |
| 61 | bem | well | beng | 0.170% | 50.9% |
| 62 | esse | this, that (m.) | EH-see | 0.165% | 51.1% |
| 63 | até | until, even | ah-TEH | 0.162% | 51.3% |
| 64 | te | you (obj.) | tee | 0.155% | 51.4% |
| 65 | tudo | everything | TOO-doo | 0.155% | 51.6% |
| 66 | bom | good | bong | 0.154% | 51.7% |
| 67 | ainda | still, yet | ah-EEN-dah | 0.151% | 51.9% |
| 68 | aqui | here | ah-KEE | 0.151% | 52.0% |
| 69 | este | this (m.) | ES-chee | 0.151% | 52.2% |
| 70 | algum | some | ahl-GOONG | 0.148% | 52.3% |
| 71 | partir | to leave, to depart | pahr-CHEER | 0.142% | 52.5% |
| 72 | falar | to speak, to talk | fah-LAHR | 0.137% | 52.6% |
| 73 | quem | who | keng | 0.135% | 52.7% |
| 74 | sem | without | seng | 0.135% | 52.9% |
| 75 | novo | new | NOH-voo | 0.134% | 53.0% |
| 76 | vir | to come | veer | 0.133% | 53.1% |
| 77 | dois | two | doyss | 0.132% | 53.3% |
| 78 | agora | now | ah-GOH-rah | 0.132% | 53.4% |
| 79 | entre | between | EN-tree | 0.129% | 53.5% |
| 80 | primeiro | first | pree-MAY-roo | 0.128% | 53.7% |
| 81 | passar | to pass, to go by | pah-SAHR | 0.118% | 53.8% |
| 82 | tempo | time | TEM-poo | 0.116% | 53.9% |
| 83 | achar | to think, to find | ah-SHAHR | 0.115% | 54.0% |
| 84 | assim | like this, so | ah-SEENG | 0.115% | 54.1% |
| 85 | depois | after, later | deh-POYSS | 0.115% | 54.3% |
| 86 | dever | must, to owe | deh-VEHR | 0.114% | 54.4% |
| 87 | grande | big, large | GRAN-jee | 0.114% | 54.5% |
| 88 | onde | where | ONG-jee | 0.112% | 54.6% |
| 89 | mundo | world | MOON-doo | 0.111% | 54.7% |
| 90 | brasil | Brazil | brah-ZEEL | 0.110% | 54.8% |
| 91 | casar | to marry | kah-ZAHR | 0.108% | 54.9% |
| 92 | vida | life | VEE-dah | 0.105% | 55.0% |
| 93 | deixar | to leave, to let | day-SHAHR | 0.103% | 55.1% |
| 94 | essa | this, that (f.) | EH-sah | 0.102% | 55.2% |
| 95 | eles | they | EH-leess | 0.100% | 55.3% |
| 96 | porque | because | poor-KEH | 0.100% | 55.4% |
| 97 | nadar | to swim | nah-DAHR | 0.098% | 55.5% |
| 98 | the | the (English loan) | thuh | 0.098% | 55.6% |
| 99 | quando | when | KWAN-doo | 0.200% | 55.8% |
| 100 | querer | to want | keh-REHR | 0.195% | 56.0% |
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