entonces

\ẽ̞nˈtõ̞nθe̞s̺\

/\ẽ̞nˈtõ̞nθe̞s̺\/ adv

The verdict

“entonces” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #82,041 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,041
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - então

Corpus desk

Index PT-entonces · entonces · Portuguese

entonces · rank #82,041 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,041
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH esporro

Nearest frequency peer: esporro (+11 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “entonces”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “entonces” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entonces
PropertyValue
Headwordentonces
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ẽ̞nˈtõ̞nθe̞s̺\
Letters8
Frequency rank#82,041
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “entonces” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).entoncescai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “esporro” (#82,052), “espumoso” (#82,053), “donne” (#82,013). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “entonces” fica em #82,041. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entonces is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #82,041 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ẽ̞nˈtõ̞nθe̞s̺\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for entonces, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is entonces, spelled E-N-T-O-N-C-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    então
  2. 2
    então

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entonces"?
"entonces" is spelled E-N-T-O-N-C-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ẽ̞nˈtõ̞nθe̞s̺\.
What does "entonces" mean?
As an adverb, "entonces" means: então
How do you pronounce "entonces"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entonces" is \ẽ̞nˈtõ̞nθe̞s̺\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entonces" come from?
"entonces" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "entonces", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list