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Portuguese words 1901–2000
The Portuguese words ranked 1901 to 2000 by how often they appear in speech and writing.
| # | Word | Type | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | a ferramenta | noun · f | tool; tool (software, resource) | B1 |
| 1902 | a face | noun · f | side, surface; face (formal) | B1 |
| 1903 | ativar | verb | to activate, to turn on; to activate (an account, a card) | B1 |
| 1904 | descansar | verb | to rest; to put one's mind at rest | B1 |
| 1905 | a seleção | noun · f | selection; national team | B1 |
| 1906 | a mídia | noun · f | media; media (storage) | B1 |
| 1907 | adicionar | verb | to add; to add (to a list, contacts) | B1 |
| 1908 | alegre | adjective | cheerful, happy; tipsy | B1 |
| 1909 | resistir | verb | to resist; to withstand, to hold up | B1 |
| 1910 | projetar | verb | to plan, to project; to design | B1 |
| 1911 | o comitê | noun · m | committee | B1 |
| 1912 | o satélite | noun · m | satellite; satellite (city) | B1 |
| 1914 | o terreno | noun · m | plot of land, lot; terrain | B1 |
| 1915 | a paixão | noun · f | passion; crush, passionate love | B1 |
| 1916 | a coragem | noun · f | courage; (coragem) hang in there, come on | B1 |
| 1917 | resultar | verb | to result; to turn out | B1 |
| 1918 | a fundação | noun · f | founding; foundation (organisation) | B1 |
| 1919 | a brincadeira | noun · f | joke, prank; game, play | B1 |
| 1921 | extremamente | adverb | extremely | B1 |
| 1922 | o suicídio | noun · m | suicide | B1 |
| 1923 | a seção | noun · f | section, department; section (of a text) | B1 |
| 1924 | insistir | verb | to insist; to keep trying | B1 |
| 1925 | baseado | adjective | based (on) | B1 |
| 1928 | a sensação | noun · f | sensation, feeling; sensation (a hit) | B1 |
| 1929 | o / a representante | noun · mf | representative; sales representative | B1 |
| 1930 | executivo | adjective | executive | B1 |
| 1930 | o executivo | noun · m | executive (manager); (o Executivo) the executive branch | B1 |
| 1931 | a localização | noun · f | location; locating, tracking | B1 |
| 1932 | o concurso | noun · m | competition, contest; (concurso público) civil service exam | B1 |
| 1935 | a confusão | noun · f | confusion; trouble, fight | B1 |
| 1936 | o demônio | noun · m | demon; little devil (a naughty child) | B1 |
| 1937 | jurar | verb | to swear (an oath); (jura) really | B1 |
| 1939 | sequer | adverb | not even | B1 |
| 1940 | o engenheiro | noun · m | engineer | B1 |
| 1942 | o bispo | noun · m | bishop; bishop (chess) | B1 |
| 1943 | medir | verb | to measure; to be (a size) | B1 |
| 1945 | ignorar | verb | to ignore; not to know | B1 |
| 1946 | o salto | noun · m | jump, leap; heel (of a shoe) | B1 |
| 1947 | analisar | verb | to analyse; to examine, to consider | B1 |
| 1948 | pop | adjective | pop | B1 |
| 1949 | a frota | noun · f | fleet | B1 |
| 1950 | econômico | adjective | economic; economical, cheap | B1 |
| 1951 | o chapéu | noun · m | hat; (dar um chapéu) to chip the ball over (football) | B1 |
| 1952 | infelizmente | adverb | unfortunately | B1 |
| 1953 | o tanque | noun · m | tank (container); tank (military) | B1 |
| 1954 | exibir | verb | to show, to screen; (exibir-se) to show off | B1 |
| 1955 | trair | verb | to betray; to cheat on | B1 |
| 1957 | a plataforma | noun · f | platform (station); platform (digital) | B1 |
| 1958 | o / a parente | noun · mf | relative | B1 |
| 1959 | o coelho | noun · m | rabbit | B1 |
| 1960 | ilegal | adjective | illegal | B1 |
| 1961 | a sombra | noun · f | shade; shadow | B1 |
| 1962 | a frase | noun · f | sentence; phrase, quote | B1 |
| 1963 | o ministério | noun · m | ministry; ministry (religious) | B1 |
| 1965 | a atitude | noun · f | attitude; action, initiative | B1 |
| 1966 | a linguagem | noun · f | language (style, speech); programming language | B1 |
| 1967 | a coluna | noun · f | column (architecture); spine | B1 |
| 1968 | a areia | noun · f | sand | B1 |
| 1969 | o compromisso | noun · m | commitment; appointment, engagement | B1 |
| 1970 | a emoção | noun · f | emotion; thrill, excitement | B1 |
| 1971 | facilmente | adverb | easily | B1 |
| 1972 | explorar | verb | to explore; to exploit (a resource) | B1 |
| 1973 | lógico | adjective | logical; (lógico) of course | B1 |
| 1974 | a mina | noun · f | mine; land mine | B1 |
| 1975 | o proprietário | noun · m | owner | B1 |
| 1976 | privado | adjective | private; private (not public sector) | B1 |
| 1977 | o deputado | noun · m | deputy, member of parliament | B1 |
| 1978 | o pacote | noun · m | package, parcel; package (deal) | B1 |
| 1979 | a descrição | noun · f | description | B1 |
| 1980 | o capítulo | noun · m | chapter; episode (soap opera) | B1 |
| 1981 | a marca | noun · f | brand; mark, trace | B1 |
| 1982 | o beijo | noun · m | kiss; (beijo) love, kisses (sign-off) | B1 |
| 1983 | a faca | noun · f | knife | B1 |
| 1984 | o significado | noun · m | meaning; significance | B1 |
| 1985 | fantasiar | verb | to dress up (someone); (fantasiar-se) to dress up in a costume | B1 |
| 1986 | o gol | noun · m | goal (sports) | B1 |
| 1987 | mexer | verb | to stir, to move; to touch, to mess with | B1 |
| 1988 | o roteiro | noun · m | script, screenplay; itinerary | B1 |
| 1989 | o incidente | noun · m | incident | B1 |
| 1990 | horrível | adjective | horrible, terrible; very ugly | B1 |
| 1991 | fitar | verb | to stare at, to gaze at | B1 |
| 1993 | a estratégia | noun · f | strategy | B1 |
| 1994 | o ritmo | noun · m | rhythm; pace | B1 |
| 1995 | a escala | noun · f | scale; stopover | B1 |
| 1996 | inferior | adjective | lower; inferior | B1 |
| 1997 | traseiro | adjective | rear, back | B1 |
| 1999 | respeitar | verb | to respect; to obey, to abide by | B1 |
| 2000 | comandar | verb | to command, to lead; to run, to be in charge of | B1 |