e aí
The verdict
“e aí” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - expressa que se deseja que o interlocutor comunique como as coisas estão a acontecer, como as coisas estão
Corpus desk
Index PT-e-ai · e aí · Portuguese
e aí · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | e aí |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “e aí” em português
Rare enough to double-check
e aí is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for e aí, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is e aí, spelled E- -A-Í.
Definition
- 1expressa que se deseja que o interlocutor comunique como as coisas estão a acontecer, como as coisas estão
- 2expressa que se deseja que o interlocutor comunique que rumo se deve seguir, que passo se deve tomar
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how e aí appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A: —“Tá chegamos no farol, e aí?”
Tá, já fiz o terceiro passo, e aí?
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.