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enfim

Portuguese, adverb/ẽˈfĩ/

enfim is spelled E-N-F-I-M (5 letters) and appears 50 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,886th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Enfim is a Portuguese adverb meaning “after a long time; eventually; at last” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “finalmente; por fim”.

What does enfim mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    after a long time; eventually; at last

  2. 2

    anyways; whatever

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adverb: 1. finalmente; por fim

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 enfim

  • emfim alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce enfim?

  • Brazil /ẽˈfĩ/
  • Brazil /ĩˈfĩ/
  • Portugal /ẽˈfĩ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to enfim

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is enfim in Portuguese?

enfim appears 50 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).

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