Top 100 Portuguese Verbs

The most frequently used verbs in Portuguese

100
Total Verbs
25
Irregular
52
-AR Verbs
32
-ER Verbs
16
-IR Verbs

Why Focus on These Verbs?

The top 100 most common Portuguese verbs cover approximately 80% of verb usage in everyday conversation. By mastering these verbs first, you'll be able to express yourself in most situations. Notice that many of the most frequent verbs are irregular, which is why it's important to learn their special conjugation patterns.

Verbs 51-100

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51

Adorar

to adore

-arregular
52

Ajudar

to help

-arregular
53

Aprender

to learn

-erregular
54

Beber

to drink

-erregular
55

Comer

to eat

-erregular
56

Comprar

to buy

-arregular
57

Custar

to cost

-arregular
58

Dançar

to dance

-arspelling_change
59

Descer

to descend, to go down

-erstem_change
60

Experimentar

to try

-arregular
61

Funcionar

to function, to work

-arregular
62

Ligar

to connect, to turn on

-arregular
63

Morar

to live

-arregular
64

Pegar

to catch, to grab

-arspelling_change
65

Subir

to go up, to ascend

-irregular
66

Vender

to sell

-erregular
67

Viajar

to travel

-arregular
68

Andar

to walk

-arregular
69

Trabalhar

to work

-arregular
70

Nadar

to swim

-arregular
71

Criar

to create

-arregular
72

Seguir

to follow

-irstem_change
73

Contar

to count, to tell

-arregular
74

Acontecer

to happen

-erstem_change
75

Afirmar

to assert

-arregular
76

Tratar

to try, to deal with

-arregular
77

Esperar

to wait, to hope

-arregular
78

Gostar

to like

-arregular
79

Usar

to use

-arregular
80

Realizar

to fulfill, to realize

-arregular
81

Abrir

to open

-irirregular
82

Escrever

to write

-erirregular
83

Permitir

to allow

-irregular
84

Ocorrer

to occur

-erirregular
85

Mostrar

to show

-arregular
86

Lembrar

to remember

-arregular
87

Trazer

to bring

-erirregular
88

Procurar

to look for, to seek

-arregular
89

Morrer

to die

-erstem_change
90

Tentar

to try

-arstem_change
91

Formar

to form, to shape

-arregular
92

Aparecer

to appear

-erirregular
93

Incluir

to include

-irspelling_change
94

Correr

to run

-erregular
95

Ganhar

to win, to earn

-arregular
96

Surgir

to emerge

-irstem_change
97

Nascer

to be born

-erspelling_change
98

Pagar

to pay

-arspelling_change
99

Representar

to represent

-arregular
100

Entender

to understand

-erstem_change

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