talvez
Portuguese, adverb/tawˈve(j)s/
talvez is spelled T-A-L-V-E-Z (6 letters) and appears 204 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 452nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Talvez is a Portuguese adverb meaning “perhaps; maybe (indicates possibility or doubt)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “possivelmente”.
What does talvez mean in English?
adverb
- 1
perhaps; maybe (indicates possibility or doubt)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. possivelmente 2. porventura 3. quiçá
noun: 1. dúvida, possibilidade, probabilidade
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 talvez?
- Brazil /tawˈve(j)s/
- Brazil [taʊ̯ˈve(ɪ̯)s]
- /tawˈve(j)ʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to talvez
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is talvez in Portuguese?
talvez appears 204 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).