também
Portuguese, adverb
também is spelled T-A-M-B-É-M (6 letters) and appears 2,042 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 45th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Também is a Portuguese adverb meaning “too; also (in addition; as well)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, tambêm is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1920) of também”. Without its accent, tambem is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal)…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “da mesma forma que outro”.
What does também mean in English?
adverb
- 1
too; also (in addition; as well)
Compra um livro e também um lápis.
adverb
- 1
not only … but also
interjection
- 1
of course; no wonder (implying that an outcome was expected)
– (O) João afogou-se! – Também! Ele não sabe nadar...
adverb
- 1
pre-reform spelling (used until 1920) of também
adverb
- 1
pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of também
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. da mesma forma que outro
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 também
- tbm alternative Internet
- tb alternative Internet
- tamém alternative nonstandard
- tamem alternative nonstandard
- tomém alternative Caipira nonstandard
- tomêm alternative Caipira nonstandard
- tambem alternative
- tambêm alternative
- tambẽ alternative abbreviation obsolete
- não só … mas também canonical
- também! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to também
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is também in Portuguese?
também appears 2,042 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).