Likely vs Perhaps

Cuándo usar cada una en inglés, con significado, registro y ejemplos.

Likely

Top 1000 (muy común) A2 adjective

Perhaps

Top 1000 (muy común) A2 adverb

	Likely	Perhaps
Pronunciación	🇬🇧 /["/ˈlaɪkli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈlaɪkli/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/pəˈhæps//præps/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/pərˈhæps/"]/
Significado	It probably will happen.	Puede que sí; a lo mejor es verdad maybe; it might be true
Ejemplo	It is likely that it will rain tomorrow.	‘Are you going to come?’ ‘Perhaps. I'll see how I feel.’
Registro	Neutral	Neutral
Qué tan común	Top 1000 (muy común)	Top 1000 (muy común)
Nivel CEFR	A2	A2
Categoría gramatical	adjective	adverb
Colocaciones	appear, be, look, extremely, fairly, very	perhaps we should, perhaps it is, perhaps he thought
Antónimos	unlikely, improbable	definitely, certainly
Errores comunes	'Likely' vs 'likelihood': Confused the adjective with the noun., 'Likely' placement: Wrongly placed before the verb instead of before 'to'., 'Unlikely' usage: Misusing 'unlikely' in positive contexts.	'Perhaps' can't be used as a noun., Confused with 'perchance', which is more archaic., Using 'perhaps' in very direct or commanding statements.
Notas de uso	Use 'likely' to express probability in neutral contexts. Avoid in very formal writing; use 'probable' instead. For informal contexts, 'likely' is suitable.	En inglés, 'perhaps' se usa más en contextos formales. En español, sus equivalentes como 'quizás' o 'tal vez' son bastante versátiles, pero 'a lo mejor' es más informal y común en el habla diaria. No lo uses cuando estés completamente seguro de algo. Use 'perhaps' in formal writing or speech. It's less common in casual conversations, where 'maybe' is preferred. Avoid using it when being certain.

Míralo en clips reales

A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms › S1 E1

- Perhaps he's only stupid... - [actor whooshing]

Breaking Bad › S1 E6

Well, yes, but maybe with a little more salesmanship, perhaps?

Agent Carter › S1 E1

Perhaps "losing" is too nice a word.

A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms › S1 E1

- Perhaps he's only stupid... - [actor whooshing]

Breaking Bad › S1 E6

Well, yes, but maybe with a little more salesmanship, perhaps?

Perhaps

Preguntas frecuentes: Likely vs Perhaps

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre Likely y Perhaps?

Likely: It probably will happen. Perhaps: maybe; it might be true

¿Likely y Perhaps tienen el mismo nivel CEFR?

Likely: A2, Perhaps: A2 en la escala CEFR.

¿Qué categoría gramatical son Likely y Perhaps?

Likely: adjective, Perhaps: adverb.

¿Puedes mostrar un ejemplo de cada una?

Likely: It is likely that it will rain tomorrow. Perhaps: ‘Are you going to come?’ ‘Perhaps. I'll see how I feel.’

¿Puedo usar Likely y Perhaps indistintamente?

No siempre. Likely y Perhaps están relacionadas y a veces se solapan, pero difieren en registro, frecuencia y uso, así que cambiar una por otra puede alterar el significado o el tono. Revisa las diferencias de arriba antes de sustituir.