propriamente
Portuguese, adverb/ˌpɾɔ.pɾjaˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
propriamente is spelled P-R-O-P-R-I-A-M-E-N-T-E (12 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 6,851st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Propriamente is a Portuguese adverb meaning “properly (in a proper manner)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “com propriedade”.
What does propriamente mean in English?
adverb
- 1
properly (in a proper manner)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. com propriedade 2. exatamente 3. pessoalmente
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 propriamente
- mais propriamente comparative
- o mais propriamente superlative
- pròpriamente alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce propriamente?
- Brazil /ˌpɾɔ.pɾjaˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /ˌpɾɔ.pɾi.ɐˈmẽ.tɨ/
- Portugal /ˌpɾɔ.pɾjɐˈmẽ.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to propriamente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is propriamente in Portuguese?
propriamente appears 11 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).