ainda
Portuguese, adverb/aˈĩ.dɐ/
ainda is spelled A-I-N-D-A (5 letters) and appears 1,514 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 64th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ainda is a Portuguese adverb meaning “still, yet (up to a time)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “até o momento em que se fala”.
What does ainda mean in English?
adverb
- 1
still, yet (up to a time)
Ainda não almocei.
- 2
even (emphasises a comparative)
O Canadá é ainda mais frio que os Estados Unidos.
- 3
someday (at some time in the future)
As andorinhas ainda vão conseguir carregar cocos.
- 4
only (as recently as)
Ainda há dez minutos falávamos de ti.
- 5
at least
Ainda se tivesse tempo, teria estudado.
- 6
even (implying an extreme example in the case mentioned)
Já visitaram a França, a Alemanha e ainda a Itália.
- 7
still; nevertheless (in spite of what preceded)
Perdeste todo o teu dinheiro, mas ainda apostas?
- 8
besides
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. até o momento em que se fala 2. mesmo assim
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 ainda
- inda alternative obsolete regional
- aynda alternative obsolete
- ahynda alternative obsolete
- ynda alternative obsolete
- ahinda alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ainda?
- Brazil /aˈĩ.dɐ/
- Portugal /ɐˈĩ.dɐ/
- Portugal /ɐ.ˈĩ.dɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ainda
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ainda in Portuguese?
ainda appears 1,514 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).