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The most common Portuguese adverbs

The 203 adverbs you will meet most often in Portuguese, ordered by frequency rather than by textbook chapter. Between them they account for 6.5% of everyday speech.

203adverbs
6.5%of everyday speech
#11rank of the commonest
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11nãono, notnowng1.150%
23comohow, asKOH-moo0.603%
24maismoremice0.525%
33muitovery, muchMOO-ee-too0.325%
45jáalreadyzhah0.209%
47tambémalso, tootahm-BENG0.204%
48mesmosame, evenMEZH-moo0.202%
53sóonly, justsaw0.190%
61bemwellbeng0.170%
67aindastill, yetah-EEN-dah0.151%
68aquihereah-KEE0.151%
78agoranowah-GOH-rah0.132%
84assimlike this, soah-SEENG0.115%
85depoisafter, laterdeh-POYSS0.115%
88ondewhereONG-jee0.112%
102semprealwaysSEM-pree0.091%
107apenasonly, justah-PEH-nahs0.085%
109nuncaneverNOON-kah0.083%
117hojetodayOH-zhee0.076%
118tãosotowng0.076%
120entãothen, soen-TOWNG0.074%
125poucolittle, fewPOH-koo0.073%
149simyesseeng0.062%
151menoslessMEH-noos0.060%
160antesbeforeAN-cheess0.059%
177tantoso muchTAN-too0.055%
185alémbeyond, besidesah-LENG0.052%
200látherelah0.062%
213aíthereah-EE0.044%
256atravésthroughah-trah-VES0.038%
258quasealmostKWAH-zee0.038%
266dentroinsideDEN-troo0.037%
275evidentementeevidentlyeh-vee-den-chee-MEN-chee0.036%
321emboraaway/althoughem-BOH-rah0.030%
328logosoon/right awayLOH-goo0.029%
329malbadly/evilmow0.029%
338juntotogetherZHOON-too0.029%
384realmentereallyheh-ahw-MEN-chee0.025%
434demaistoo much/besidesjee-MICE0.022%
458atrásbehindah-TRICE0.021%
466entantohowever (no entanto)en-TAN-too0.020%
469talvezmaybetow-VES0.020%
516pertonearPEHR-too0.019%
528ontemyesterdayONG-teng0.018%
540bastantequite, enoughbas-TAN-chee0.018%
553amanhãtomorrowa-ma-NYANG0.017%
581cimatop, upSEE-ma0.017%
598alitherea-LEE0.016%
631principalmentemainlypreeng-see-pal-MENG-chee0.015%
650daquifrom hereda-KEE0.015%
651novamenteagainnoh-va-MENG-chee0.015%
664ononon0.015%
676longefarLONG-zhee0.015%
687acimaabovea-SEE-ma0.014%
689somenteonlysoh-MENG-chee0.014%
702abaixobelowa-BYE-shoo0.014%
703supersuperSOO-per0.014%
780finalmentefinallyfee-nal-MEN-chee0.012%
783simplesmentesimplyseem-ples-MEN-chee0.012%
809etcetc.et-SEH-teh-rah0.012%
821atualmentecurrentlyah-too-al-MEN-chee0.011%
826trásback, behindtrahs0.011%
842especialmenteespeciallyes-peh-see-al-MEN-chee0.011%
1005cedoearlySEH-doo0.009%
1008inclusiveincluding/eveneen-kloo-ZEE-vee0.009%
1034exatamenteexactlyeh-zah-tah-MEN-chee0.009%
1037provavelmenteprobablyproh-vah-vel-MEN-chee0.009%
1098completamentecompletelykom-pleh-tah-MEN-chee0.009%
1102totalmentetotallytoh-tow-MEN-chee0.009%
1119naono (variant)NOWN0.008%
1148diantebefore/in front ofjee-AHN-chee0.008%
1202infelizmenteunfortunatelyeen-feh-lees-MEN-chee0.008%
1232cáhereKAH0.008%
1266normalmentenormallynor-mao-MEN-chee0.007%
1268rapidamentequicklyhah-pee-dah-MEN-chee0.007%
1333daíthen/from theredah-EE0.007%
1389soso (English)soh0.007%
1405diretamentedirectlyjee-reh-tah-MEN-chee0.006%
1408geralmentegenerallyzheh-rao-MEN-chee0.006%
1414diretodirect/straightjee-REH-too0.006%
1434afinalafter allah-fee-NAOW0.006%
1436aproximadamenteapproximatelyah-proh-see-mah-dah-MEN-chee0.006%
1471recentementerecentlyheh-sen-chee-MEN-chee0.006%
1491certamentecertainlyser-tah-MEN-chee0.006%
1524imediatamenteimmediatelyee-meh-jee-ah-tah-MEN-chee0.006%
1577jamaisneverzhah-MYS0.006%
1715enfimanyway/finallyen-FEEN0.005%
1769extremamenteextremelyes-tre-ma-MEN-chee0.005%
1833praticamentepracticallypra-chee-ka-MEN-chee0.005%
1834upup (English)UP0.005%
1896anteriormentepreviouslyan-te-ree-or-MEN-chee0.004%
1931aondewhere (to)a-ON-jee0.004%
2000embaixarbelow/underem-BAI-shoo0.004%
2014sobretudoabove all/especiallysoh-bree-TOO-doo0.004%
2032aparentementeapparentlyah-pah-ren-chee-MEN-chee0.004%
2037juntamentejointly/togetherzhoon-tah-MEN-chee0.004%
2061claramenteclearlyklah-rah-MEN-chee0.004%
2064frequentementefrequentlyfreh-kwen-chee-MEN-chee0.004%
2066oficialmenteofficiallyoh-fee-see-ow-MEN-chee0.004%
2067originalmenteoriginallyoh-ree-zhee-now-MEN-chee0.004%
2072sequereven/not evenseh-KEHR0.004%
2102facilmenteeasilyfah-seew-MEN-chee0.004%
2149igualmenteequally/likewiseee-gwow-MEN-chee0.004%
2183pessoalmentepersonallypeh-soh-ow-MEN-chee0.004%
2297aliásby the way, actuallyah-lee-ICE0.003%
2314recémrecently, newlyheh-SEIN0.003%
2351particularmenteparticularlypar-chee-koo-lar-MEN-chee0.003%
2410quãohow (degree)KWOWN0.003%
2441inicialmenteinitiallyee-nee-see-ow-MEN-chee0.003%
2442jaalready, nowZHAH0.003%
2482altamentehighlyow-tah-MEN-chee0.003%
2503foraout; outsideFOH-rah0.037%
2506cercaabout; aroundSER-kah0.025%
2599acercaabout; regardingah-SER-kah0.004%
2602oranow; well thenOH-rah0.004%
2624basicamentebasicallybah-zee-kah-MEN-chee0.003%
2633obviamenteobviouslyob-vee-ah-MEN-chee0.003%
2638relativamenterelativelyheh-lah-chee-vah-MEN-chee0.003%
2643definitivamentedefinitelydeh-fee-nee-chee-vah-MEN-chee0.003%
2672absolutamenteabsolutelyab-soh-loo-tah-MEN-chee0.003%
2694especificamentespecificallyes-peh-see-fee-kah-MEN-chee0.003%
2721posteriormentelater; subsequentlypos-teh-ree-or-MEN-chee0.003%
2726cadêwhere iskah-DEH0.003%
2744amplamentewidelyam-plah-MEN-jee0.003%
2754possivelmentepossiblypoh-see-vel-MEN-jee0.003%
2772exclusivamenteexclusivelyes-kloo-zee-vah-MEN-jee0.002%
2775naturalmentenaturallynah-too-ral-MEN-jee0.002%
2787diariamentedailyjee-ah-ree-ah-MEN-jee0.002%
2791justamenteprecisely; exactlyzhoos-tah-MEN-jee0.002%
2804constantementeconstantlykons-tan-teh-MEN-jee0.002%
2835literalmenteliterallylee-teh-ral-MEN-jee0.002%
2836primeiramentefirstlypree-may-rah-MEN-jee0.002%
2840ultimamentelatelyool-tee-mah-MEN-jee0.002%
2859perfeitamenteperfectlyper-fay-tah-MEN-jee0.002%
2862sinceramentesincerelyseen-seh-rah-MEN-jee0.002%
2871demasiadotoo muchdeh-mah-zee-AH-doo0.002%
2877independentementeregardlesseen-deh-pen-den-teh-MEN-jee0.002%
2889adianteahead; forwardah-jee-AN-jee0.002%
2896debaixounderneath; belowdeh-BAI-shoo0.002%
2907eventualmenteoccasionallyeh-ven-too-al-MEN-jee0.002%
2934profundamentedeeplyproh-foon-dah-MEN-jee0.002%
2966raramenterarelyhah-rah-MEN-jee0.002%
2979fortementestronglyfor-teh-MEN-jee0.002%
2990supostamentesupposedlysoo-pohs-tah-MEN-chee0.002%
3007necessariamentenecessarilyneh-seh-sah-ree-ah-MEN-chee0.002%
3064respectivamenterespectivelyhes-pek-chee-vah-MEN-chee0.002%
3088felizmentefortunatelyfeh-leez-MEN-chee0.002%
3095precisamentepreciselypreh-see-zah-MEN-chee0.002%
3120nomeadamentenamelynoh-meh-ah-dah-MEN-chee0.002%
3211consequentementeconsequentlykon-seh-kwen-teh-MEN-chee0.002%
3234regularmenteregularlyheh-goo-lar-MEN-chee0.002%
3267verdadeiramentetrulyver-dah-day-rah-MEN-chee0.002%
3275embaixounderneathem-BYE-shoo0.002%
3308automaticamenteautomaticallyow-toh-mah-chee-kah-MEN-chee0.001%
3366devagarslowlydeh-vah-GAR0.001%
3420lentamenteslowlylen-tah-MEN-chee0.001%
3463gratuitamentefor freegrah-too-ee-tah-MEN-chee0.001%
3488antigamenteformerlyan-chee-gah-MEN-chee0.001%
3507inteiramenteentirelyeen-tay-rah-MEN-chee0.001%
3558parcialmentepartiallypar-see-al-MEN-chee0.001%
3627essencialmenteessentiallyeh-sen-see-al-MEN-chee0.001%
3698publicamentepubliclypoo-blee-kah-MEN-chee0.001%
3712anualmenteannuallyah-noo-al-MEN-chee0.001%
3754suficientementesufficientlysoo-fee-see-en-teh-MEN-chee0.001%
3782efetivamenteeffectivelyeh-feh-chee-vah-MEN-chee0.001%
3800seriamenteseriouslyseh-ree-ah-MEN-chee0.001%
3818fisicamentephysicallyfee-zee-kah-MEN-chee0.001%
3877simultaneamentesimultaneouslysee-mool-tah-neh-ah-MEN-chee0.001%
3912propriamenteproperlyproh-pree-ah-MEN-chee0.001%
3995dificilmentehardly; with difficultyjee-fee-seew-MEN-chee0.001%
4005formalmenteformallyfor-maw-MEN-chee0.001%
4009historicamentehistoricallyees-toh-ree-kah-MEN-chee0.001%
4058legalmentelegallyleh-gaw-MEN-chee0.001%
4104livrementefreelylee-vreh-MEN-chee0.001%
4109politicamentepoliticallypoh-lee-chee-kah-MEN-chee0.001%
4121temporariamentetemporarilytem-poh-rah-rya-MEN-chee0.001%
4165tradicionalmentetraditionallytrah-jee-syoh-naw-MEN-chee0.001%
4182devidamenteduly; properlydeh-vee-dah-MEN-chee0.001%
4206previamentepreviouslypreh-vya-MEN-chee0.001%
4280corretamentecorrectlykoh-heh-tah-MEN-tchee0.001%
4288gradualmentegraduallygrah-doo-al-MEN-tchee0.001%
4365brevementesoon; brieflybreh-veh-MEN-tchee0.001%
4485internacionalmenteinternationallyeen-ter-nah-see-oh-nal-MEN-tchee0.001%
4488mundialmenteworldwidemoon-jee-al-MEN-tchee0.001%
4512ativamenteactivelyah-chee-vah-MEN-chee0.001%
4546plenamentefullypleh-nah-MEN-chee0.001%
4575consideravelmenteconsiderablykohn-see-deh-rah-vew-MEN-chee0.001%
4576continuamentecontinuouslykohn-chee-noo-ah-MEN-chee0.001%
4638incrivelmenteincrediblyeen-kree-vew-MEN-chee0.001%
4654sexualmentesexuallysek-soo-ahl-MEN-chee0.001%
4655significativamentesignificantlyseeg-nee-fee-kah-chee-vah-MEN-chee0.001%
4724cuidadosamentecarefullykwee-dah-doo-zah-MEN-chee0.001%
4725depressaquicklydeh-PREH-sah0.001%
4765tecnicamentetechnicallytek-nee-kah-MEN-chee0.001%
4771ademaismoreover; besidesah-jeh-MICE0.001%
4786diferentementedifferentlyjee-feh-ren-chee-MEN-chee0.001%
4823abertamenteopenlyah-behr-tah-MEN-chee0.001%
4838comumentecommonlykoh-moo-MEN-chee0.001%
4858ligeiramenteslightlylee-zhey-rah-MEN-chee0.001%
4869permanentementepermanentlypehr-mah-nen-chee-MEN-chee0.001%
4964eternamenteeternally; forevereh-tehr-nah-MEN-chee0.001%
4986potencialmentepotentiallypoh-ten-see-owl-MEN-chee0.001%
4997tampouconeither; nortam-POH-koo0.001%

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