jesus
Portuguese, noun
jesus is spelled J-E-S-U-S (5 letters) and appears 178 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 534th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jesus is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Jesus (figure of Jesus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Jesus is a different word: “Used to express surprise, excitement or exasperation”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa ou coletividade na qual se concretizavam as aspirações de salvação ou redenção”.
What does jesus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineJesus (figure of Jesus)
interjection
- 1
slangUsed to express surprise, excitement or exasperation.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. expressa pavor, surpresa ou susto
noun: 1. o fundador do cristianismo segundo a mitologia cristã, considerado o filho de Deus e a segunda pessoa da Santíssima Trindade 2. prenome masculino
noun: 1. plural de Jesus
interjection: 1. expressa admiração, surpresa, medo, espanto ou alegria
noun: 1. pessoa ou coletividade na qual se concretizavam as aspirações de salvação ou redenção 2. pessoa a quem Deus supostamente comunica algo de seu poder ou de sua autoridade 3. imagem de Jesus Cristo 4. vítima de logro, injustiça e/ou maus-tratos
noun: 1. plural de jesus
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 jesus
- Gzuis alternative
- jesuses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to jesus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jesus in Portuguese?
jesus appears 178 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).