afável
Portuguese, adjective/aˈfa.vew/
afável is spelled A-F-Á-V-E-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 48,304th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Afável is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “affable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “benévolo”.
What does afável mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineaffable
- 2
femininemasculinebenevolent
- 3
femininemasculineaffectionate
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. benévolo 2. meigo 3. carinhoso
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 afável
- afáveis plural
- afábil alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce afável?
- Brazil /aˈfa.vew/
- Brazil [aˈfa.veʊ̯]
- Portugal /ɐˈfa.vɛl/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to afável
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is afável in Portuguese?
afável appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).