isto é

phrase

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The verdict

“isto é” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - locução empregada para introduzir um esclarecimento sobre o que se disse, ou fazer uma retificação; ou seja, quero dizer

Corpus desk

Index PT-isto-e · isto é · Portuguese

isto é · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" 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.

Key facts for isto é
PropertyValue
Headwordisto é
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “isto é” sits in Portuguese frequency

isto é falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

isto é is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "locução empregada para introduzir um esclarecimento sobre o que se disse, ou fazer uma retificação; ou seja, quero dizer".

No misspelling variants are generated for isto é in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is isto é, spelled I-S-T-O- -É.

Definition

  1. 1
    locução empregada para introduzir um esclarecimento sobre o que se disse, ou fazer uma retificação; ou seja, quero dizer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how isto é appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Está com becortopneia, isto é, coqueluche.
  2. Era um bom homem, isto é, quando se tratava de servir os amigos.

Synonyms

ou melhorou sejaquer dizerscilicet

This word in other languages

es decir(Español)c'est-à-dire(Français)d. h.(Deutsch)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "isto é"?
"isto é" is spelled I-S-T-O- -É.
What does "isto é" mean?
As a phrase, "isto é" means: locução empregada para introduzir um esclarecimento sobre o que se disse, ou fazer uma retificação; ou seja, quero dizer
What language does "isto é" come from?
"isto é" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list