porém
Portuguese, conjunction
porém is a Portuguese conjunction meaning “but; however” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, porem is a different word: “third-person plural personal infinitive of pôr”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indica oposição entre ideias”.
What does porém mean in English?
adverb
- 1
despite what preceded; nevertheless
conjunction
- 1
but; however
noun
- 1
masculinebut (an instance of proclaiming an exception or starting an adversative clause)
Gostei da apresentação, mas tem um porém: pularam uma parte importante da história.
verb
- 1
third-person plural personal infinitive of pôr
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
conjunction: 1. indica oposição entre ideias
noun: 1. empecilho
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 porém
- porem alternative obsolete
- poréns plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to porém
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is porém in Portuguese?
porém appears 214 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).