também

/tã.ˈbẽj/

//tã.ˈbẽj// adv

The verdict

“também” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #43 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adverb.

#43
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - da mesma forma que outro

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

também vs tambor
67% similar
também vs tandem
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for também
PropertyValue
Headwordtambém
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/tã.ˈbẽj/
Letters6
Frequency rank#43
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “também” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). também lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for também is 6 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /tã.ˈbẽj/. Corpus data places it at rank #43 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "da mesma forma que outro".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for também, with forms such as "atmbém", "tabmém", and "tambbém". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "tambor", "tandem", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is também, spelled T-A-M-B-É-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    da mesma forma que outro

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atmbém,tabmém,tambbém,tambmé,tambémm,tammbém,tamébm,tmabém,ttambém

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of também - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

atmbém2tabmém2tambbém1tambmé2tambémm1tammbém1tamébm2tmabém2
Edit distance from "também"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "também"?
"também" is spelled T-A-M-B-É-M. The IPA pronunciation is /tã.ˈbẽj/.
What does "também" mean?
As an adverb, "também" means: da mesma forma que outro
What words are commonly confused with "também"?
"também" is commonly confused with "tambor", "tandem". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "também"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "também" is /tã.ˈbẽj/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "também" come from?
"também" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “também”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-A-M-B-É-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /tã.ˈbẽj/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “tambor” - see the side-by-side comparison. também vs tambor
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list