antes
Portuguese, noun/ˈɐ̃.t͡ʃis/
antes is spelled A-N-T-E-S (5 letters) and appears 589 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 153rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Antes is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Antes (Slavic tribe from the lower Danube in the early Middle Ages)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does antes mean in English?
adverb
- 1
before (at an earlier time)
- 2
in the past; previously
- 3
preferably, better, rather
Antes só do que mal acompanhado.
noun
- 1
masculineAntes (Slavic tribe from the lower Danube in the early Middle Ages)
suffix
- 1
plural of -ante
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. em tempo anterior 2. em lugar anterior 3. de preferência 4. em realidade; realmente
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 antes
- ante alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce antes?
- Brazil /ˈɐ̃.t͡ʃis/
- /ˈɐ̃.t͡ʃiʃ/
- Portugal /ˈɐ̃.tɨʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to antes
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is antes in Portuguese?
antes appears 589 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).