How to say “probably” in 39 different languages
Every one of these is a word that turns up in ordinary speech, not a dictionary curiosity — the number beside it is where it ranks in that language.
- probablemente/pɾoˌbableˈmente/ Spanish
- должно[dɐɫʐˈno] Russian
- πιθανόν/pi.θaˈnon/ Greek
- ალბათ[älbätʰ] Georgian
- հավանաբար/hɑvɑnɑˈbɑɾ/ Armenian
- బహుశా/ˈbahuɕaː/ Telugu
“probably” in Spanish: probablemente · French: probablement · Italian: probabilmente · Portuguese: provavelmente · Russian: должно · Greek: πιθανόν
It is commonest in Telugu, where బహుశా is the 98th most used word.
Probably in other languages, A to Z
- Afrikaans seker/ˈsiə̯kər/ probably, likely #129
- Armenian հավանաբար/hɑvɑnɑˈbɑɾ/ probably, likely #410
- Basque noski/nos̺ki/ maybe, probably #122
- Bosnian valjda/ʋǎʎda/ probably, likely #476
- Bulgarian навярно[nɐˈvʲa̟rno] #2,255
- Catalan probablement[pɾuˌβab.bləˈmen] #554
- Chinese 可能/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ nɤŋ³⁵/ maybe; perhaps; probably; might; may #13
- Croatian vjerojatno/ʋjêrojaːtno/ #316
- Czech pravděpodobně[ˈpravɟɛpodobɲɛ] #866
- Danish sikkert/ˈseɡʌd/ #235
- Dutch waarschijnlijk/ʋaːrˈsxɛi̯n.lək/ #451
- English likely/ˈlaɪkli/ #1,865
- Esperanto verŝajne/verˈʃai̯ne/ apparently, likely, probably, presumably #320
- Estonian vist/vist/ probably, possibly #232
- Finnish kai/ˈkɑi̯(ˣ)/ probably, I guess #123
- French probablement/pʁɔ.ba.blə.mɑ̃/ #737
- Galician probablemente/pɾobableˈmente/ #1,064
- Georgian ალბათ[älbätʰ] #150
- German wohl/voːl/ possibly, probably; as I was told guess +… #184
- Greek πιθανόν/pi.θaˈnon/ #1,085
- Hungarian valószínűleg[ˈvɒloːsiːnyːlɛɡ] #428
- Icelandic víst[ˈvist] #209
- Italian probabilmente/pro.ba.bilˈmen.te/ probably, likely, possibly, easily #517
- Latvian laikam/ˈlaikam/ #217
- Lithuanian turbūt[tʊr¹ˈbuːt] very probably #186
- Macedonian веројатно[vɛˈrɔjatnɔ] probably, likely #360
- Malay agaknya/a.ɡak.ɲa/ perhaps; maybe; probably; I guess #1,257
- Norwegian sannsynligvis/sɑnˈsyːnlɪˌviːs/ #1,782
- Persian شاید[ʃɒ́ː.jæd̪̥] maybe; perhaps; probably #222
- Polish chyba/ˈxɘ.ba/ expresses confidence but not certainty;… #97
- Portuguese provavelmente/pɾoˌva.vewˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/ #551
- Russian должно[dɐɫʐˈno] it must be, probably #267
- Serbian verovatno/ʋêroʋaːtno/ #330
- Spanish probablemente/pɾoˌbableˈmente/ probably, likely #492
- Swedish förmodligen/ˈfœrmɔˌdlɪɡɛn/ #1,250
- Tagalog siguro/siˈɡuɾo/ maybe; perhaps; probably; possibly #84
- Telugu బహుశా/ˈbahuɕaː/ probably, perhaps #98
- Turkish belki/bɛlˈci/ maybe, possibly, probably #75
- Ukrainian мабуть[ˈmabʊtʲ] apparently, probably, perhaps #253
The speaker reads the word in the voice the LangX app uses for that language — synthesised, not a recording of a native speaker, so treat it as a guide. A row without a button has no reading we are free to use, or none we trust, yet. Voices for Catalan (upc_ona (ca_ES), CC BY-SA 4.0) and Estonian (news (et_EE), CC BY 4.0).
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.