através
Portuguese, adverb/a.tɾaˈvɛ(j)s/
através is spelled A-T-R-A-V-É-S (7 letters) and appears 380 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 240th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Através is a Portuguese adverb meaning “through, across (from one side to the other)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “transversalmente; de um lado a outro; por meio de algo”.
What does através mean in English?
adverb
- 1
through, across (from one side to the other)
Vi-a através da vidraça.
- 2
proscribedthrough, by means of
Conseguimos através da força.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. transversalmente; de um lado a outro; por meio de algo
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 através
- atravez alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce através?
- Brazil /a.tɾaˈvɛ(j)s/
- Brazil [a.tɾaˈvɛ(ɪ̯)s]
- /a.tɾaˈvɛ(j)ʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to através
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is através in Portuguese?
através appears 380 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).