próximo
Portuguese, noun/ˈpɾɔ.si.mu/
próximo is spelled P-R-Ó-X-I-M-O (7 letters) and appears 162 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 597th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Próximo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “neighbour, fellow man” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does próximo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
near, close
- 2
recent
- 3
next
adverb
- 1
near, close
noun
- 1
masculineneighbour, fellow man
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que está perto 2. que está por chegar 3. vizinho 4. o seguinte a ser alcançado
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 próximo
- próxima feminine
- próximos masculine plural
- próximas feminine plural
- mais próximo comparative
- o mais próximo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce próximo?
- Brazil /ˈpɾɔ.si.mu/
- Portugal /ˈpɾɔ.si.mu/
- /ˈpɾɔ.si.mʷ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to próximo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is próximo in Portuguese?
próximo appears 162 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).