certamente
Portuguese, adverb/ˌsɛʁ.taˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
certamente is spelled C-E-R-T-A-M-E-N-T-E (10 letters) and appears 60 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,607th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Certamente is a Portuguese adverb meaning “certainly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “decerto, seguramente, sem dúvida, com certeza, por certo”.
What does certamente mean in English?
adverb
- 1
certainly
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. decerto, seguramente, sem dúvida, com certeza, por certo 2. na verdade
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 certamente
- mais certamente comparative
- o mais certamente superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce certamente?
- Brazil /ˌsɛʁ.taˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil [ˌsɛh.taˈmẽ.t͡ʃi]
- /ˌsɛɾ.taˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to certamente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is certamente in Portuguese?
certamente appears 60 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).