prevenir
Portuguese, verb/pɾe.veˈni(ʁ)/
prevenir is spelled P-R-E-V-E-N-I-R (8 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 5,502nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prevenir is a Portuguese verb meaning “to prevent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “atalhar, frustrar, impedir, obstar”.
What does prevenir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to prevent
- 2
to warn
- 3
to prepare
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. atalhar, frustrar, impedir, obstar 2. dispor com antecedência; precaver, preparar 3. dizer ou fazer antecipadamente ou antes que outro diga ou faça 4. avisar antecipadamente, pôr de prevenção
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 prevenir
- previno first-person present singular
- previne present singular third-person
- preveni first-person preterite singular
- prevenido participle past
- prevenires infinitive second-person singular
- prevenirmos first-person infinitive plural
- prevenirdes infinitive plural second-person
- prevenirem infinitive plural third-person
- prevenindo gerund
- prevenidos masculine participle past
- prevenida feminine participle past
- prevenidas feminine participle past
- prevines indicative present second-person
- prevenimos first-person indicative plural
- prevenis indicative plural present
- previnem indicative plural present
- prevenia first-person imperfect indicative
- prevenias imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prevenir?
- Brazil /pɾe.veˈni(ʁ)/
- Brazil [pɾe.veˈni(h)]
- Brazil /pɾe.viˈni(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 prevenir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prevenir in Portuguese?
prevenir appears 14 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).