pronto
Portuguese, noun/ˈpɾõ.tu/
pronto is spelled P-R-O-N-T-O (6 letters) and appears 76 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,277th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pronto is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “trained soldier (soldier who completed their training period)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “soldado que acabou o período de instrução, a recruta”.
What does pronto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
ready, finished
O jantar está pronto.
- 2
fast; instant; immediate (that does not delay)
- 3
fit, prepared
- 4
free, idle
- 5
present
- 6
Brazilslangpenniless
adverb
- 1
promptly
interjection
- 1
hello (greeting when picking up the phone or answering someone who has hung the doorbell)
- 2
there, done
Pronto, entreguei minha redação!
- 3
all right, OK, sure
A: Podemos ir para a casa dele hoje à tarde. B: Pronto!
noun
- 1
masculinetrained soldier (soldier who completed their training period)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que está acabado, terminado, concluído: 2. disposto, disponível, apto:
adverb: 1. com prontidão, num instante, de imediato
interjection: 1. acabou-se!, chega!:
noun: 1. soldado que acabou o período de instrução, a recruta:
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 pronto
- pronta feminine
- prontos masculine plural
- prontas feminine plural
- mais pronto comparative
- o mais pronto superlative
- prontíssimo superlative
- prontinho diminutive
- prontão augmentative
- prompto alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pronto?
- Brazil /ˈpɾõ.tu/
- Portugal /ˈpɾõ.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pronto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pronto in Portuguese?
pronto appears 76 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).