C1
50 most common Portuguese words: level C1
The Portuguese words at level C1 that come up most often, ranked by frequency in film and TV subtitles, with pronunciation and English translation. This is what NativeLingo swaps into your pages at this level.
| # | Word | Pronunciation | Translation | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | novato | /noˈva.to/ | rookie | noun |
| 2 | batata | /baˈta.ta/ | potato | noun |
| 3 | noivado | /nojˈba.du/ | engagement | noun |
| 4 | aproximadamente | /a.pɾo.siˌma.daˈmẽ.te/ | approximately | adverb |
| 5 | violar | /bjuˈlaɾ/ | violate | verb |
| 6 | dica | /ˈdi.kɐ/ | tip | noun |
| 7 | década | /ˈdɛ.ka.da/ | decade | noun |
| 8 | rebelde | /hɛˈbɛʊ̯.di/ | rebel | noun |
| 9 | carregamento | /ka.ʁe.ɡaˈmẽ.to/ | shipment | noun |
| 10 | profundidade | /pɾo.fũ.d͡ʒiˈda.de/ | depth | noun |
| 11 | almofada | /al.muˈfa.dɐ/ | cushion | noun |
| 12 | legado | /leˈɡa.do/ | legacy | noun |
| 13 | inspiração | /ĩs.pi.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ | inspiration | noun |
| 14 | testa | /ˈtɛs.tɐ/ | forehead | noun |
| 15 | gerador | /ʒe.ɾaˈdoɻ/ | generator | noun |
| 16 | manutenção | /ma.nu.tẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ | maintenance | noun |
| 17 | valente | /bɐˈlẽ.tɨ/ | valiant | adjective |
| 18 | aterragem | /a.teˈʁa.ʒẽj̃/ | landing | noun |
| 19 | brilho | /ˈbɾi.ʎo/ | shine | noun |
| 20 | salvador | /sal.bɐˈdoɾ/ | saviour | verb |
| 21 | potência | /poˈtẽ.si.a/ | power | noun |
| 22 | interrogar | /ĩ.te.ʁoˈɡaɻ/ | interrogate | verb |
| 23 | empurrar | /ĩ.puˈʁaɻ/ | push | verb |
| 24 | lápis | /ˈla.pis/ | pencil | noun |
| 25 | comédia | /koˈmɛ.d͡ʒi.a/ | comedy | noun |
| 26 | domínio | /doˈmi.ni.o/ | domain | noun |
| 27 | surpreendente | /suɻ.pɾe.ẽˈdẽ.t͡ʃi/ | surprising | adjective |
| 28 | grito | /ˈɡɾi.to/ | scream | noun |
| 29 | derrota | /deˈʁɔ.ta/ | defeat | noun |
| 30 | formidável | /foɻ.miˈda.vew/ | formidable | adjective |
| 31 | extraterrestre | /ˌejʃ.tɾɐ.tɨˈʁɛʃ.tɾɨ/ | extraterrestrial | adjective |
| 32 | bigode | /biˈɡɔ.de/ | moustache | noun |
| 33 | touro | /ˈtoru/ | bull | noun |
| 34 | sindicato | /sĩ.diˈka.tu/ | syndicate | noun |
| 35 | brigada | /bɾiˈɡa.da/ | brigade | noun |
| 36 | ceder | /seˈdeɻ/ | give in | verb |
| 37 | consideração | /kõ.si.de.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ | consideration | noun |
| 38 | queixo | /ˈkɐj.ʃu/ | chin | noun |
| 39 | promotor | /pɾo.moˈtoɻ/ | prosecutor | noun |
| 40 | fisicamente | /ˌfi.zi.kaˈmẽ.te/ | physically | adverb |
| 41 | agradecido | /a.ɡɾa.deˈsi.do/ | thankful | adjective |
| 42 | aprovação | /a.pɾo.vaˈsɐ̃w̃/ | approval | noun |
| 43 | salvação | /sal.bɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ | salvation | noun |
| 44 | lenço | /ˈlẽ.so/ | handkerchief | noun |
| 45 | cano | /ˈka.nu/ | pipe | noun |
| 46 | correspondência | /ko.ʁes.põˈdẽ.si.a/ | correspondence | noun |
| 47 | edição | /e.d͡ʒiˈsɐ̃w̃/ | edition | noun |
| 48 | urgência | /uɻˈʒẽ.si.ɐ/ | urgency | noun |
| 49 | desespero | /de.zesˈpe.ɾo/ | despair | noun |
| 50 | feminino | /fe.miˈni.no/ | feminine | adjective |
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Sources: translations and pronunciation from Wiktionary (wikdict, CC BY-SA 3.0) and ipa-dict (MIT), frequency from OpenSubtitles (FrequencyWords).