39words
18in the top 5,000
Portugueselanguage
| Word | English | How common |
|---|---|---|
| e | and | #5 2.690% of speech |
| ou | or | #35 0.257% of speech |
| mas | but | #27 0.398% of speech |
| mas sim | but rather | outside the top 5,000 |
| embora | although | #321 0.030% of speech |
| porque | because | #96 0.100% of speech |
| então | then | #120 0.074% of speech |
| já que | since | outside the top 5,000 |
| pois | because | #271 0.036% of speech |
| enquanto | while | #203 0.046% of speech |
| se | if | #18 0.871% of speech |
| nem | niether | #121 0.074% of speech |
| portanto | so | #782 0.012% of speech |
| de modo que | so that | outside the top 5,000 |
| de maneira que | so that | outside the top 5,000 |
| depois | then | #85 0.115% of speech |
| por consequência | therefore | outside the top 5,000 |
| por isso | therefore | outside the top 5,000 |
| no entanto | nevertheless | outside the top 5,000 |
| não obstante | notwithstanding | outside the top 5,000 |
| mesmo | even | #48 0.202% of speech |
| tampouco | neigher | #4997 0.001% of speech |
| talvez | maybe | #469 0.020% of speech |
| possivelmente | maybe | #2754 0.003% of speech |
| como | like | #23 0.603% of speech |
| ainda que | even though | outside the top 5,000 |
| para que | so that | outside the top 5,000 |
| a fim de que | in order to | outside the top 5,000 |
| antes que | before | outside the top 5,000 |
| depois que | after | outside the top 5,000 |
| até que | until | outside the top 5,000 |
| a menos que | unless | outside the top 5,000 |
| a não ser que | unless | outside the top 5,000 |
| mesmo que | even though | outside the top 5,000 |
| ou seja | that is to say | outside the top 5,000 |
| em outras palavras | that is to say | outside the top 5,000 |
| além disso | besides | outside the top 5,000 |
| ainda por cima | on top of that | outside the top 5,000 |
| sobretudo | over all | #2014 0.004% of speech |
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