ae
Portuguese, interjection
ae is a Portuguese interjection meaning “alternative spelling of aê” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, aê is a different word: “oh yeah (expression of joy or approvement)”.
What does ae mean in English?
interjection
- 1
alternative spelling of aê
suffix
- 1
pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of -ai
interjection
- 1
Brazilcolloquialoh yeah (expression of joy or approvement)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. grafia obsoleta de -ai (forma a segunda pessoa do plural do imperativo afirmativo de verbos da primeira conjugação)
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 ae
- ae! canonical
- aê! canonical
- ae alternative Internet
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is ae in Portuguese?
ae appears 3.8 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).