isso
Portuguese, pronoun/ˈi.su/
isso is spelled I-S-S-O (4 letters) and appears 2,188 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 42nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Isso is a Portuguese neuter pronoun meaning “that (the thing near you; the thing mentioned that concerns you)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “essa coisa ou esse assunto; essas coisas; esses assuntos”.
What does isso mean in English?
pronoun
- 1
neuterthat (the thing near you; the thing mentioned that concerns you)
Coma isso logo para podermos sair.
- 2
Brazilinformalneuterthis (the thing near me; the thing mentioned that concerns me)
Isso é muito difícil.
interjection
- 1
correct, that's it, that's right; akin to English this!
– Como era o nome daquele escritor? – Saramago. – Isso!
- 2
yeah! (expresses joy or celebration)
Meu time ganhou? Isso!
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. expressa aprovação, confirmação
pronoun: 1. essa coisa ou esse assunto; essas coisas; esses assuntos 2. referência a coisa específica que está perto da pessoa com quem se fala ou a assunto acabado de discutir
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 isso
- isso! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce isso?
- Brazil /ˈi.su/
- Portugal /ˈi.su/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to isso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is isso in Portuguese?
isso appears 2,188 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).