ah
Portuguese, interjection/ˈa/
ah is spelled A-H (2 letters) and appears 151 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 645th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ah is a Portuguese interjection meaning “ah! (expression of relief, realization, awe)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “exprime admiração”.
What does ah mean in English?
interjection
- 1
ah! (expression of relief, realization, awe)
- 2
ah! (expression of woe, grief)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. exprime admiração 2. exprime alegria 3. exprime compaixão 4. exprime desejo
symbol: 1. símbolo de abhenry
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 ah
- ah! canonical
- a alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ah?
- /ˈa/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ah
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ah in Portuguese?
ah appears 151 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).