observar
Portuguese, verb/ob.seʁˈva(ʁ)/
observar is spelled O-B-S-E-R-V-A-R (8 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,464th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Observar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to observe, watch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “examinar com atenção”.
What does observar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to observe, watch
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de observar
verb: 1. examinar com atenção: 2. espreitar mais ou menos furtivamente: 3. respeitar leis, normas ou imposições: 4. chamar a atenção, advertir:
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 observar
- observo first-person present singular
- observei first-person preterite singular
- observado participle past
- observares infinitive second-person singular
- observarmos first-person infinitive plural
- observardes infinitive plural second-person
- observarem infinitive plural third-person
- observando gerund
- observados masculine participle past
- observada feminine participle past
- observadas feminine participle past
- observas indicative present second-person
- observa indicative present singular
- observamos first-person indicative plural
- observais indicative plural present
- observam indicative plural present
- observava first-person imperfect indicative
- observavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce observar?
- Brazil /ob.seʁˈva(ʁ)/
- Brazil [ob.seɦˈva(h)]
- Brazil /o.bi.seʁˈva(ʁ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to observar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is observar in Portuguese?
observar appears 25 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).