viver
Portuguese, noun/viˈve(ʁ)/
viver is spelled V-I-V-E-R (5 letters) and appears 170 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 565th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Viver is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “life” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “vida”.
What does viver mean in English?
verb
- 1
to live; to have life
- 2
to live, reside (have permanent residence)
- 3
to keep, continue for a long period of time
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noun
- 1
masculinelife
- 2
masculineway of life, lifestyle
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. ter vida; existir 2. continuar existindo; permanecer, perdurar 3. residir 4. aproveitar (da vida) o que há de melhor
noun: 1. vida 2. propósito na vida
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 viver
- vivo first-person present singular
- vivi first-person preterite singular
- vivido participle past
- viveres infinitive second-person singular
- vivermos first-person infinitive plural
- viverdes infinitive plural second-person
- viverem infinitive plural third-person
- vivendo gerund
- vividos masculine participle past
- vivida feminine participle past
- vividas feminine participle past
- vives indicative present second-person
- vive indicative present singular
- vivemos first-person indicative plural
- viveis indicative plural present
- vivem indicative plural present
- vivia first-person imperfect indicative
- vivias imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce viver?
- Brazil /viˈve(ʁ)/
- Brazil [viˈve(h)]
- /viˈve(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to viver
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is viver in Portuguese?
viver appears 170 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).