Word lists
The most common Portuguese nouns: 201–300
The 300 most frequent Portuguese nouns, in order.
| # | Word | Type | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 510 | o / a policial | noun · mf | police officer | A1 |
| 511 | o fundo | noun · m | bottom, back; (ao fundo) in the background | A1 |
| 512 | o preso | noun · m | prisoner | A1 |
| 513 | o movimento | noun · m | movement; activity, bustle (business) | A1 |
| 514 | o ar | noun · m | air; (ar-condicionado) air conditioning | A1 |
| 515 | a chance | noun · f | chance, opportunity; chance, likelihood | A1 |
| 516 | o fogo | noun · m | fire; (fogos de artifício) fireworks | A1 |
| 517 | o crime | noun · m | crime | A1 |
| 522 | o cuidado | noun · m | care, caution; (Cuidado!) watch out | A1 |
| 523 | o / a militar | noun · mf | military officer, soldier | A1 |
| 525 | a foto | noun · f | photo | A1 |
| 528 | o diretor | noun · m | director, manager, head teacher; (film) director | A1 |
| 529 | a energia | noun · f | energy; electricity, power | A1 |
| 530 | a resposta | noun · f | answer, reply | A1 |
| 532 | o tio | noun · m | uncle; (tio, tia) friendly address for an older adult | A1 |
| 534 | o ouro | noun · m | gold; (medalha de ouro) gold medal | A1 |
| 537 | o / a agente | noun · mf | agent | A1 |
| 539 | a prisão | noun · f | prison; arrest | A1 |
| 540 | o banco | noun · m | bank; bench, seat | A1 |
| 541 | o seguro | noun · m | insurance | A1 |
| 542 | a voz | noun · f | voice; (em voz alta) aloud | A1 |
| 543 | a atenção | noun · f | attention; (Atenção!) attention, caution | A1 |
| 547 | a notícia | noun · f | piece of news, news item | A1 |
| 549 | a universidade | noun · f | university | A1 |
| 550 | o sexo | noun · m | sex, gender (male or female) | A1 |
| 552 | o dólar | noun · m | dollar | A1 |
| 553 | a ligação | noun · f | phone call; connection, link | A1 |
| 555 | o jornal | noun · m | newspaper; TV news | A1 |
| 556 | a estação | noun · f | station; season (of the year) | A1 |
| 558 | a missão | noun · f | mission | A1 |
| 561 | o processo | noun · m | process; lawsuit, legal case | A1 |
| 563 | o motivo | noun · m | reason, motive | A1 |
| 564 | o dado | noun · m | data (usually plural); die (dice) | A1 |
| 566 | a pena | noun · f | (que pena) what a pity; (valer a pena) to be worth it | A1 |
| 567 | a região | noun · f | region | A1 |
| 569 | o visto | noun · m | visa; tick | A1 |
| 573 | a imagem | noun · f | image, picture; image (reputation) | A1 |
| 574 | o advogado | noun · m | lawyer | A1 |
| 575 | o encontro | noun · m | meeting, encounter; date (romantic) | A1 |
| 576 | o café | noun · m | coffee; (café da manhã) breakfast | A1 |
| 580 | o vale | noun · m | valley; voucher, coupon | A1 |
| 585 | a roupa | noun · f | clothes, clothing | A1 |
| 588 | a batalha | noun · f | battle | A1 |
| 589 | o termo | noun · m | term, word; (em termos de) in terms of | A1 |
| 590 | o teste | noun · m | test, quiz; test, trial (of a product or system) | A1 |
| 591 | a escolha | noun · f | choice | A1 |
| 594 | o metro | noun · m | metre (unit) | A1 |
| 595 | o / a artista | noun · mf | artist | A1 |
| 596 | a direção | noun · f | direction; steering, driving (at the wheel) | A1 |
| 597 | a saúde | noun · f | health; (Saúde!) cheers, bless you | A1 |
| 600 | a vítima | noun · f | victim | A1 |
| 602 | o futebol | noun · m | football | A2 |
| 604 | a estrada | noun · f | road, highway | A2 |
| 605 | o soldado | noun · m | soldier | A2 |
| 606 | a boca | noun · f | mouth | A2 |
| 612 | o departamento | noun · m | department | A2 |
| 613 | o / a líder | noun · mf | leader | A2 |
| 616 | o tom | noun · m | tone (of voice); shade (of a colour) | A2 |
| 617 | a cena | noun · f | scene; (fazer cena) to make a scene | A2 |
| 618 | a mudança | noun · f | change; move (to a new home) | A2 |
| 620 | a licença | noun · f | (com licença) excuse me; leave (from work) | A2 |
| 622 | a obra | noun · f | work (art, literature); construction work, building site | A2 |
| 623 | o evento | noun · m | event | A2 |
| 628 | o episódio | noun · m | episode | A2 |
| 629 | o total | noun · m | total | A2 |
| 630 | a operação | noun · f | operation (surgery); operation (action, activity) | A2 |
| 632 | o monte | noun · m | pile, heap; (um monte de) a lot of | A2 |
| 633 | o natal | noun · m | Christmas | A2 |
| 635 | o valor | noun · m | value; amount, price | A2 |
| 636 | a chave | noun · f | key; key (to a solution) | A2 |
| 638 | o assunto | noun · m | subject, topic, matter; subject (of an email) | A2 |
| 639 | o uso | noun · m | use | A2 |
| 640 | o / a profissional | noun · mf | professional (person) | A2 |
| 641 | a língua | noun · f | language; tongue | A2 |
| 642 | o general | noun · m | general (military rank) | A2 |
| 645 | o sonho | noun · m | dream (while sleeping); dream (aspiration) | A2 |
| 646 | o acidente | noun · m | accident | A2 |
| 647 | o escritório | noun · m | office | A2 |
| 651 | o respeito | noun · m | respect; (a respeito de) regarding, about | A2 |
| 652 | a regra | noun · f | rule; (em regra) as a rule | A2 |
| 655 | a unidade | noun · f | unit, branch; unity | A2 |
| 656 | a mensagem | noun · f | message | A2 |
| 659 | a loja | noun · f | shop | A2 |
| 663 | o jogador | noun · m | player | A2 |
| 664 | o corte | noun · m | cut; (corte de energia) outage, cut | A2 |
| 667 | o partido | noun · m | (political) party; broken, split | A2 |
| 669 | a reunião | noun · f | meeting (work); gathering, get-together | A2 |
| 670 | o vídeo | noun · m | video | A2 |
| 671 | o estilo | noun · m | style; style, genre (music, art) | A2 |
| 672 | o estudo | noun · m | study, studying; study, research | A2 |
| 673 | a sorte | noun · f | luck; (boa sorte) good luck | A2 |
| 675 | a experiência | noun · f | experience (skill); experience (an event) | A2 |
| 676 | o modelo | noun · m | model (version), example; model (fashion), role model (o/a modelo) | A2 |
| 678 | o rádio | noun · m | radio (set); (a rádio) radio station | A2 |
| 681 | o sol | noun · m | sun; (tomar sol) to sunbathe | A2 |
| 686 | a metade | noun · f | half | A2 |
| 687 | o prêmio | noun · m | prize, award | A2 |
| 688 | a classe | noun · f | class (social, economic); class, category (travel) | A2 |
| 689 | a vitória | noun · f | victory, win | A2 |
| 691 | o navio | noun · m | ship | A2 |