provável
Portuguese, adjective/pɾoˈva.vew/
provável is spelled P-R-O-V-Á-V-E-L (8 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,999th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Provável is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “likely, probable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diz-se daquilo que pode ser ou pode acontecer”.
What does provável mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinelikely, probable
- 2
femininemasculineprovable
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se daquilo que pode ser ou pode acontecer
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 provável
- prováveis plural
- mais provável comparative
- o mais provável superlative
- provabilíssimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce provável?
- Brazil /pɾoˈva.vew/
- Brazil [pɾoˈva.veʊ̯]
- Portugal /pɾuˈva.vɛl/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to provável
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is provável in Portuguese?
provável appears 30 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).