A1 Portuguese Vocabulary

209 words total, sorted by native frequency

These 209 A1 Portuguese words were selected based on their real-world frequency — how often native speakers actually use them across over 85,000 Portuguese-language websites.

Words at the top of the list appear most often in natural speech and writing, making them the highest priority to learn first. Knowing these words gives you a strong foundation for understanding real conversations.

Each word links to a dedicated page with meanings, example sentences, pronunciation and synonyms. You can also study them with spaced repetitions, which reminds you at the exact moment you're about to forget.

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Top 100 most frequent A1 words

  1. 1. O — The
  2. 2. De — Of
  3. 3. E — And
  4. 4. Em — In
  5. 5. Ser — Be
  6. 6. Um — A
  7. 7. A — To
  8. 8. Que — That
  9. 9. Para — For
  10. 10. Não — No
  11. 11. Com — With
  12. 12. Por — For
  13. 13. Ter — Have
  14. 14. Se — Oneself
  15. 15. Seu — Your
  16. 16. Eu — I
  17. 17. Estar — Be
  18. 18. Ele — He
  19. 19. Mais — More
  20. 20. Fazer — Do
  21. 21. Este — This
  22. 22. Mas — But
  23. 23. Poder — Can
  24. 24. Ou — Or
  25. 25. Esse — That
  26. 26. Ir — Go
  27. 27. Todo — All
  28. 28. Meu — My
  29. 29. Outro — Other
  30. 30. Como — Like
  31. 31. Muito — Much
  32. 32. Dizer — Say
  33. 33. Isso — That
  34. 34. Ela — She
  35. 35. Você — You
  36. 36. Já — Already
  37. 37. Ano — Year
  38. 38. Bom — Good
  39. 39. Também — Also
  40. 40. Ver — See
  41. 41. Quando — When
  42. 42. Saber — Know
  43. 43. Nós — We
  44. 44. Dar — Give
  45. 45. Grande — Big
  46. 46. Pessoa — Person
  47. 47. Algum — Some
  48. 48. Haver — Have
  49. 49. Sobre — About
  50. 50. Eles — They
  51. 51. Ficar — Stay
  52. 52. Nosso — Our
  53. 53. Dever — Owe
  54. 54. Só — Only
  55. 55. Querer — Want
  56. 56. Dia — Day
  57. 57. Ainda — Still
  58. 58. Sem — Without
  59. 59. Bem — Well
  60. 60. Vida — Lives
  61. 61. Mesmo — Myself
  62. 62. Porque — Because
  63. 63. Coisa — Thing
  64. 64. Sempre — Always
  65. 65. Entre — Between
  66. 66. Quem — Who
  67. 67. Assim — Thus
  68. 68. Tempo — Time
  69. 69. Passar — Pass
  70. 70. Dois — Two
  71. 71. Novo — New
  72. 72. Aquele — That
  73. 73. Falar — Speak
  74. 74. Tudo — Everything
  75. 75. Deixar — Leave
  76. 76. Onde — Where
  77. 77. Aqui — Here
  78. 78. Depois — Afterwards
  79. 79. Vir — Come
  80. 80. Primeiro — First
  81. 81. Agora — Now
  82. 82. Qualquer — Any
  83. 83. Tu — You
  84. 84. Hoje — Today
  85. 85. Qual — Which
  86. 86. Gostar — Like
  87. 87. Chegar — Arrive
  88. 88. Homem — Man
  89. 89. Então — Then
  90. 90. Pensar — Think
  91. 91. Começar — Begin
  92. 92. Conhecer — Know
  93. 93. Cada — Each
  94. 94. Elas — They
  95. 95. Levar — Carry
  96. 96. Nem — Nor
  97. 97. Mulher — Woman
  98. 98. Nada — Nothing
  99. 99. Nunca — Never
  100. 100. Precisar — Need

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