rapidamente
Portuguese, adverb
rapidamente is spelled R-A-P-I-D-A-M-E-N-T-E (11 letters) and appears 74 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,311th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rapidamente is a Portuguese adverb meaning “rapidly, quickly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, ràpidamente is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1973 in Portugal)…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “de modo rápido”.
What does rapidamente mean in English?
adverb
- 1
rapidly, quickly
Vamos arrumar a casa rapidamente antes que nossos pais cheguem!
adverb
- 1
pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1973 in Portugal) of rapidamente
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. de modo rápido
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 rapidamente
- mais rapidamente comparative
- o mais rapidamente superlative
- rapidissimamente superlative
- mais ràpidamente comparative
- o mais ràpidamente superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to rapidamente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rapidamente in Portuguese?
rapidamente appears 74 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).