às vezes

phrase

The verdict

“às vezes” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pouco frequentemente; com frequência moderada

Corpus desk

Index PT-as-vezes · às vezes · Portuguese

às vezes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "À" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for às vezes
PropertyValue
Headwordàs vezes
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “às vezes” em português

às vezesfica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

às vezes is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pouco frequentemente; com frequência moderada".

No generated misspelling entries exist for às vezes in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is às vezes, spelled À-S- -V-E-Z-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    pouco frequentemente; com frequência moderada

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how às vezes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Crises, às vezes, levam governos a elevar suas barreiras alfandegárias, o que, se adotado por todos, leva ao aprofundamento da crise.

Synonyms

de vez em quandoocasionalmenteeventualmenteinfrequentemente

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "às vezes"?
"às vezes" is spelled À-S- -V-E-Z-E-S.
What does "às vezes" mean?
As a phrase, "às vezes" means: pouco frequentemente; com frequência moderada
What language does "às vezes" come from?
"às vezes" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list