# breve

> Portuguese word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbɾɛ.vɨ/ · frequency rank #1,270

## Definitions
1. que dura pouco
2. de pequena extensão
3. próximo

## Easily confused with
- **bee** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bee-vs-breve)
- **bebê** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bebe-vs-breve)
- **bege** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bege-vs-breve)
- **breu** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/breu-vs-breve)
- **bene** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bene-vs-breve)
- **bravo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bravo-vs-breve)
- **break** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/break-vs-breve)
- **brega** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/brega-vs-breve)
- **Brett** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/brett-vs-breve)
- **brejo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/brejo-vs-breve)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbreve`, `berve`, `breev`, `brevve`, `brreve`, `brvee`, `rbeve`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/breve