entre
Portuguese, preposition/ˈẽ.tɾi/
entre is spelled E-N-T-R-E (5 letters) and appears 1,288 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 74th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Entre is a Portuguese preposition meaning “among (denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of entrar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “designa relação de situação em meio de, ou de situação no espaço que separa”.
What does entre mean in English?
preposition
- 1
among (denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects)
- 2
between (in the separating position or interval)
- 3
between (intermediate in quantity or degree)
- 4
between (shared in confidence)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
prefix
- 1
inter- (among, between)
- 2
in a crisscrossing pattern
- 3
slightly
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
preposition: 1. designa relação de situação em meio de, ou de situação no espaço que separa 2. dentro de 3. em o número de 4. designa também o tempo médio ou aquilo que está na alternativa
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 entre
- antre alternative Early Modern
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce entre?
- Brazil /ˈẽ.tɾi/
- Portugal /ˈẽ.tɾɨ/
- /ˈẽ.tɾʲ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to entre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is entre in Portuguese?
entre appears 1,288 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).