250words
65%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% |
| 101 | segundo | second (ordinal) | seh-GOON-doo | 0.092% | 56.1% |
| 102 | sempre | always | SEM-pree | 0.091% | 56.2% |
| 103 | nossa | our (f.) | NOH-sah | 0.091% | 56.3% |
| 104 | esta | this (f.) | ES-tah | 0.087% | 56.4% |
| 105 | vez | time, turn | vayss | 0.087% | 56.5% |
| 106 | cidade | city | see-DAH-jee | 0.087% | 56.6% |
| 107 | apenas | only, just | ah-PEH-nahs | 0.085% | 56.6% |
| 108 | coisar | thing (verb form) | koy-ZAHR | 0.085% | 56.7% |
| 109 | nunca | never | NOON-kah | 0.083% | 56.8% |
| 110 | chegar | to arrive | sheh-GAHR | 0.082% | 56.9% |
| 111 | começar | to begin, to start | koh-meh-SAHR | 0.080% | 57.0% |
| 112 | mim | me (after prep.) | meeng | 0.079% | 57.1% |
| 113 | nosso | our (m.) | NOH-soo | 0.078% | 57.1% |
| 114 | usar | to use | oo-ZAHR | 0.078% | 57.2% |
| 115 | maior | bigger, biggest | mah-YOHR | 0.078% | 57.3% |
| 116 | trabalho | work, job | trah-BAH-lyoo | 0.077% | 57.4% |
| 117 | hoje | today | OH-zhee | 0.076% | 57.4% |
| 118 | tão | so | towng | 0.076% | 57.5% |
| 119 | formar | to form, to train | for-MAHR | 0.075% | 57.6% |
| 120 | então | then, so | en-TOWNG | 0.074% | 57.7% |
| 121 | nem | neither, nor, not even | neng | 0.074% | 57.7% |
| 122 | mulher | woman | moo-LYEHR | 0.074% | 57.8% |
| 123 | brasileiro | Brazilian | brah-zee-LAY-roo | 0.073% | 57.9% |
| 124 | deus | God | DEH-oos | 0.073% | 58.0% |
| 125 | pouco | little, few | POH-koo | 0.073% | 58.0% |
| 126 | contar | to tell, to count | kon-TAHR | 0.072% | 58.1% |
| 127 | às | at the (f. pl.) | ahss | 0.071% | 58.2% |
| 128 | quer | wants | kehr | 0.069% | 58.2% |
| 129 | nome | name | NOH-mee | 0.068% | 58.3% |
| 130 | acontecer | to happen | ah-kon-teh-SEHR | 0.068% | 58.4% |
| 131 | ajudar | to help | ah-zhoo-DAHR | 0.067% | 58.4% |
| 132 | foto | photo | FOH-too | 0.067% | 58.5% |
| 133 | sentir | to feel | sen-CHEER | 0.066% | 58.6% |
| 134 | conseguir | to manage, to be able | kon-seh-GEER | 0.066% | 58.6% |
| 135 | pensar | to think | pen-SAHR | 0.066% | 58.7% |
| 136 | nós | we | nawss | 0.066% | 58.8% |
| 137 | caso | case | KAH-zoo | 0.066% | 58.8% |
| 138 | grupo | group | GROO-poo | 0.065% | 58.9% |
| 139 | durante | during | doo-RAN-chee | 0.065% | 59.0% |
| 140 | pra | for, to (colloq.) | prah | 0.065% | 59.0% |
| 141 | levar | to take, to carry | leh-VAHR | 0.064% | 59.1% |
| 142 | qualquer | any | kwow-KEHR | 0.064% | 59.2% |
| 143 | país | country | pah-EES | 0.064% | 59.2% |
| 144 | precisar | to need | preh-see-ZAHR | 0.062% | 59.3% |
| 145 | pedir | to ask for, to order | peh-JEER | 0.062% | 59.4% |
| 146 | encontrar | to find, to meet | en-kon-TRAHR | 0.062% | 59.4% |
| 147 | melhor | better, best | meh-LYOHR | 0.096% | 59.5% |
| 148 | segundo | according to | seh-GOON-doo | 0.092% | 59.6% |
| 149 | sim | yes | seeng | 0.062% | 59.7% |
| 150 | qual | which, what | kwow | 0.094% | 59.8% |
| 151 | menos | less | MEH-noos | 0.060% | 59.8% |
| 152 | esperar | to wait, to hope | es-peh-RAHR | 0.060% | 59.9% |
| 153 | homem | man | OH-meng | 0.060% | 59.9% |
| 154 | história | story, history | ees-TOH-ree-ah | 0.060% | 60.0% |
| 155 | meio | middle, half | MAY-oo | 0.060% | 60.1% |
| 156 | coisa | thing | KOY-zah | 0.059% | 60.1% |
| 157 | rir | to laugh | heer | 0.059% | 60.2% |
| 158 | acabar | to finish, to end | ah-kah-BAHR | 0.059% | 60.2% |
| 159 | alguém | someone | ahl-GENG | 0.059% | 60.3% |
| 160 | antes | before | AN-cheess | 0.059% | 60.4% |
| 161 | parecer | to seem, to appear | pah-reh-SEHR | 0.059% | 60.4% |
| 162 | direito | right, law | jee-RAY-too | 0.059% | 60.5% |
| 163 | chamar | to call | shah-MAHR | 0.058% | 60.5% |
| 164 | sair | to leave, to go out | sah-EER | 0.058% | 60.6% |
| 165 | mãe | mother | mainy | 0.058% | 60.6% |
| 166 | desde | since, from | DEZH-jee | 0.058% | 60.7% |
| 167 | tipo | type, kind | CHEE-poo | 0.057% | 60.8% |
| 168 | filho | son | FEE-lyoo | 0.057% | 60.8% |
| 169 | contra | against | KON-trah | 0.056% | 60.9% |
| 170 | público | public | POO-blee-koo | 0.061% | 60.9% |
| 171 | último | last | OOL-chee-moo | 0.056% | 61.0% |
| 172 | problema | problem | proh-BLEH-mah | 0.056% | 61.0% |
| 173 | caro | expensive, dear | KAH-roo | 0.056% | 61.1% |
| 174 | amigo | friend | ah-MEE-goo | 0.056% | 61.2% |
| 175 | cada | each | KAH-dah | 0.062% | 61.2% |
| 176 | noite | night | NOY-chee | 0.056% | 61.3% |
| 177 | tanto | so much | TAN-too | 0.055% | 61.3% |
| 178 | jogo | game | ZHOH-goo | 0.055% | 61.4% |
| 179 | três | three | trayss | 0.055% | 61.4% |
| 180 | comigo | with me | koh-MEE-goo | 0.055% | 61.5% |
| 181 | of | of (English loan) | of | 0.054% | 61.5% |
| 182 | gostar | to like | gos-TAHR | 0.054% | 61.6% |
| 183 | momento | moment | moh-MEN-too | 0.053% | 61.7% |
| 184 | lugar | place | loo-GAHR | 0.053% | 61.7% |
| 185 | além | beyond, besides | ah-LENG | 0.052% | 61.8% |
| 186 | vezar | to take turns | veh-ZAHR | 0.051% | 61.8% |
| 187 | semana | week | seh-MAH-nah | 0.051% | 61.9% |
| 188 | lado | side | LAH-doo | 0.051% | 61.9% |
| 189 | nacional | national | nah-see-oh-NOW | 0.050% | 62.0% |
| 190 | após | after | ah-POYSS | 0.049% | 62.0% |
| 191 | família | family | fah-MEE-lee-ah | 0.049% | 62.1% |
| 192 | olhar | to look | oh-LYAHR | 0.048% | 62.1% |
| 193 | conhecer | to know, to meet | kon-yeh-SEHR | 0.048% | 62.2% |
| 194 | voltar | to return, to go back | vol-TAHR | 0.048% | 62.2% |
| 195 | paulo | Paulo (name) | POW-loo | 0.048% | 62.3% |
| 196 | aquele | that (far) | ah-KEH-lee | 0.048% | 62.3% |
| 197 | feito | done, made | FAY-too | 0.047% | 62.3% |
| 198 | mês | month | mayss | 0.046% | 62.4% |
| 199 | existir | to exist | eg-zees-TEER | 0.046% | 62.4% |
| 200 | lá | there | lah | 0.062% | 62.5% |
| 201 | verdade | truth | vehr-DAH-jee | 0.046% | 62.5% |
| 202 | social | social | soh-see-OW | 0.046% | 62.6% |
| 203 | enquanto | while | en-KWAN-too | 0.046% | 62.6% |
| 204 | ninguém | nobody | neen-GENG | 0.046% | 62.7% |
| 205 | presidente | president | preh-zee-DEN-chee | 0.046% | 62.7% |
| 206 | área | area | AH-ree-ah | 0.045% | 62.8% |
| 207 | ponto | point, spot | PON-too | 0.045% | 62.8% |
| 208 | vídeo | video | VEE-jee-oo | 0.044% | 62.9% |
| 209 | local | place, local | loh-COW | 0.044% | 62.9% |
| 210 | ouvir | to hear, to listen | oh-VEER | 0.044% | 63.0% |
| 211 | fim | end | feeng | 0.044% | 63.0% |
| 212 | tentar | to try | ten-TAHR | 0.044% | 63.0% |
| 213 | aí | there | ah-EE | 0.044% | 63.1% |
| 214 | quantum | quantum | KWAN-toong | 0.044% | 63.1% |
| 215 | acreditar | to believe | ah-kreh-jee-TAHR | 0.044% | 63.2% |
| 216 | próprio | own | PROH-pree-oo | 0.044% | 63.2% |
| 217 | político | political, politician | poh-LEE-chee-koo | 0.044% | 63.3% |
| 218 | mostrar | to show | mos-TRAHR | 0.043% | 63.3% |
| 219 | final | end, final | fee-NOW | 0.043% | 63.3% |
| 220 | entrar | to enter, to go in | en-TRAHR | 0.043% | 63.4% |
| 221 | continuar | to continue | kon-chee-noo-AHR | 0.043% | 63.4% |
| 222 | projeto | project | proh-ZHEH-too | 0.043% | 63.5% |
| 223 | volta | return | VOL-tah | 0.043% | 63.5% |
| 224 | viver | to live | vee-VEHR | 0.043% | 63.6% |
| 225 | trabalhar | to work | trah-bah-LYAHR | 0.043% | 63.6% |
| 226 | criança | child | kree-AN-sah | 0.043% | 63.6% |
| 227 | número | number | NOO-meh-roo | 0.042% | 63.7% |
| 228 | escola | school | es-KOH-lah | 0.042% | 63.7% |
| 229 | criar | to create, to raise | kree-AHR | 0.042% | 63.8% |
| 230 | perder | to lose | pehr-DEHR | 0.042% | 63.8% |
| 231 | receber | to receive | heh-seh-BEHR | 0.041% | 63.9% |
| 232 | sistema | system | sees-TEH-mah | 0.041% | 63.9% |
| 233 | tornar | to make, to become | tor-NAHR | 0.041% | 63.9% |
| 234 | nenhum | no, none | nen-YOONG | 0.041% | 64.0% |
| 235 | seguir | to follow | seh-GEER | 0.041% | 64.0% |
| 236 | algo | something | OW-goo | 0.041% | 64.1% |
| 237 | gente | people, we | ZHEN-chee | 0.041% | 64.1% |
| 238 | importante | important | eem-por-TAN-chee | 0.041% | 64.1% |
| 239 | governo | government | goh-VEHR-noo | 0.041% | 64.2% |
| 240 | acordo | agreement, deal | ah-KOR-doo | 0.040% | 64.2% |
| 241 | informação | information | een-for-mah-SOWNG | 0.040% | 64.3% |
| 242 | lembrar | to remember | lem-BRAHR | 0.040% | 64.3% |
| 243 | músico | music, musician | MOO-zee-koo | 0.040% | 64.3% |
| 244 | seriar | to serialize, series | seh-ree-AHR | 0.040% | 64.4% |
| 245 | único | only, unique | OO-nee-koo | 0.040% | 64.4% |
| 246 | diferente | different | jee-feh-REN-chee | 0.040% | 64.5% |
| 247 | filme | film, movie | FEEL-mee | 0.040% | 64.5% |
| 248 | entender | to understand | en-ten-DEHR | 0.039% | 64.5% |
| 249 | colocar | to put, to place | koh-loh-KAHR | 0.039% | 64.6% |
| 250 | horar | to schedule (hour) | oh-RAHR | 0.039% | 64.6% |
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