# esse

> Portuguese word · Pronoun · IPA /ˈe.sɪ/ · frequency rank #83

## Definitions
1. pronome demonstrativo que designa indivíduo ou objeto afastado de quem fala e próxima da pessoa com quem se fala:

## Easily confused with
- **est** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/esse-vs-est)
- **Eve** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/esse-vs-eve)
- **ets** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/esse-vs-ets)
- **está** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/esse-vs-esta)
- **este** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/esse-vs-este)
- **esto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/esse-vs-esto)
- **être** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/esse-vs-etre)
- **es** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/es-vs-esse)
- **ele** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ele-vs-esse)
- **Eis** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/eis-vs-esse)
- **essa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/essa-vs-esse)
- **easy** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/easy-vs-esse)
- **Ente** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ente-vs-esse)
- **edge** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/edge-vs-esse)
- **erre** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/erre-vs-esse)

## Common misspellings (3)
`ese`, `eses`, `sese`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/esse