sempre
Portuguese, adverb/ˈsẽ.pɾi/
sempre is spelled S-E-M-P-R-E (6 letters) and appears 912 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 99th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sempre is a Portuguese adverb meaning “always (at all times)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “em todo tempo”.
What does sempre mean in English?
adverb
- 1
always (at all times)
A terra sempre gira e sempre girará em torno do sol.
- 2
always (regularly at stated intervals)
Eu sempre como carne no almoço.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. em todo tempo
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.
How do you pronounce sempre?
- Brazil /ˈsẽ.pɾi/
- Portugal /ˈsẽ.pɾɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sempre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sempre in Portuguese?
sempre appears 912 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).