depois
Portuguese, adverb/deˈpojs/
depois is spelled D-E-P-O-I-S (6 letters) and appears 1,148 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 78th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Depois is a Portuguese adverb meaning “later (afterwards in time)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mais tarde; em uma outra oportunidade”.
What does depois mean in English?
adverb
- 1
later (afterwards in time)
Lerei o livro depois.
- 2
besides; after all
Depois, nem preciso (de) lê-lo.
- 3
immediately beyond, just after
Ali está a igreja, e (a) minha casa fica depois.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. mais tarde; em uma outra oportunidade 2. num lugar posterior
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 depois
- depoys alternative obsolete
- despois alternative archaic regional
- dispois alternative archaic regional
- despoys alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce depois?
- Brazil /deˈpojs/
- Brazil [deˈpoɪ̯s]
- /deˈpojʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to depois
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is depois in Portuguese?
depois appears 1,148 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).