quando
Portuguese, conjunction/ˈkwɐ̃.du/
quando is spelled Q-U-A-N-D-O (6 letters) and appears 1,995 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 46th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quando is a Portuguese conjunction meaning “when (at such time)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “no momento em que”.
What does quando mean in English?
adverb
- 1
when (used in questions about time)
Quando (é que) eles chegaram?
- 2
when (during which)
A Idade do Bronze foi a era quando as civilizações surgiram.
conjunction
- 1
when (at such time)
Fico feliz quando encontro um bom livro.
- 2
when (whilst on the contrary)
Gastamos nosso dinheiro quando deveríamos tê-lo economizado.
noun
- 1
masculinewhen (a point or period in time)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. a que horas
conjunction: 1. no momento em que
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 quando
- quãdo alternative abbreviation obsolete
- cuando alternative obsolete uncommon
- coando alternative obsolete uncommon
- quanu alternative Northeast-Brazil pronunciation-spelling
- quano alternative Northeast-Brazil pronunciation-spelling
- quandos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quando?
- Brazil /ˈkwɐ̃.du/
- Portugal /ˈkwɐ̃.du/
- /ˈkɐ̃(n).du/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to quando
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quando in Portuguese?
quando appears 1,995 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).