detrás
Portuguese, adverb/deˈtɾa(j)s/
detrás is spelled D-E-T-R-Á-S (6 letters) and appears 6.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 10,139th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Detrás is a Portuguese adverb meaning “behind, at the rear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “na parte posterior”.
What does detrás mean in English?
adverb
- 1
behind, at the rear
- 2
after
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. na parte posterior 2. depois
noun: 1. espaço situado após e às costas
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.
How do you pronounce detrás?
- Brazil /deˈtɾa(j)s/
- Brazil [deˈtɾa(ɪ̯)s]
- /deˈtɾa(j)ʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is detrás in Portuguese?
detrás appears 6.5 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).