as
Portuguese, pronoun
as is spelled A-S (2 letters) and appears 5,370 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 23rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As is a Portuguese feminine pronoun meaning “them (as a direct object; the corresponding indirect object is lhes; the form used after prepositions is elas)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine plural of o. With an accent, ás is a different word: “ace (card with a single spot)”. With an accent, às is a different word: “contraction of a (“to”) + as f pl (“the”): feminine plural of ao”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “feminino plural de o (pronome), para a terceira pessoa do plural, feminino”.
What does as mean in English?
pronoun
- 1
femininethem (as a direct object; the corresponding indirect object is lhes; the form used after prepositions is elas)
Encontrei-as na rua.
article
- 1
femininefeminine plural of o
noun
- 1
masculineplural of a
suffix
- 1
a suffix indicating the second-person singular present indicative of -ar
suffix
- 1
a suffix indicating the second-person singular present subjunctive of -er
- 2
a suffix indicating the second-person singular present subjunctive of -ir
noun
- 1
masculineace (card with a single spot)
- 2
masculineace (an expert at something)
- 3
masculineace (pilot who shot down five or more enemy aircraft)
contraction
- 1
femininepre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of às: feminine plural of ao
contraction
- 1
femininecontraction of a (“to”) + as f pl (“the”): feminine plural of ao
noun
- 1
masculineplural of á (“letter A”)
noun
- 1
feminineplural of á (“wing”)
suffix
- 1
plural of -ã
- 2
femininefeminine plural of -ão
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. carta de baralho cujo valor é um e cujo símbolo é a letra "A"; pio 2. naipe de dominó equivalente a um ponto; pio 3. pessoa com grande habilidade em certa atividade
contraction: 1. contração da preposição a com o artigo feminino definido plural as, indicando hora em que um evento acontece 2. contração da preposição a com o artigo feminino definido plural as, indicando local para onde se vai 3. contração da preposição a com o artigo feminino definido plural as, indicando pessoas a quem se fala 4. contração da preposição a com o pronome demonstrativo plural as
article: 1. feminino plural de o
pronoun: 1. feminino plural de o (pronome), para a terceira pessoa do plural, feminino
suffix: 1. dá a marca de feminino plural 2. como marca adjetival sobre um substantivo
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 as
- ases plural
- az alternative obsolete
- ás alternative
- aas alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to as
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is as in Portuguese?
as appears 5,370 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).