abaixo
Portuguese, adverb/aˈbaj.ʃu/
abaixo is spelled A-B-A-I-X-O (6 letters) and appears 138 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 714th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abaixo is a Portuguese adverb meaning “down, downwards (towards a lower place)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of abaixar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “em lugar menos alto”.
What does abaixo mean in English?
adverb
- 1
down, downwards (towards a lower place)
interjection
- 1
down with (expresses protest)
Abaixo o governador!
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of abaixar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. em lugar menos alto 2. na parte inferior 3. embaixo 4. depois, em seguida
interjection: 1. grito de indignação ou revolta
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abaixo
- abayxo alternative obsolete
- abaixo! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abaixo?
- Brazil /aˈbaj.ʃu/
- Brazil [aˈbaɪ̯.ʃu]
- Portugal /ɐˈbaj.ʃu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to abaixo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is abaixo in Portuguese?
abaixo appears 138 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).