mais
Portuguese, conjunction
mais is spelled M-A-I-S (4 letters) and appears 5,248 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 24th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mais is a Portuguese conjunction meaning “plus (sum of the previous one and the following one)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, maís is a different word: “corn, maize (specifically the variety Zea mays)”. With a tilde, mãis is a different word: “plural of mãi”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “somado a”.
What does mais mean in English?
adverb
- 1
used to form the comparative of adjectives and adverbs; more; -er
- 2
preceded by the definitive article, used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs; most; -est
- 3
more (to a greater degree or extent)
- 4
most (superlative degree of muito)
Agora eu quero ver quem tem mais força.
- 5
else
- 6
any more, any longer
Não gosto mais de morar aqui
conjunction
- 1
plus (sum of the previous one and the following one)
- 2
colloquialand; with; together with
Eu mais ela vamos casar na semana que vem
noun
- 1
masculineplus sign (name of the character +)
noun
- 1
masculinecorn, maize (specifically the variety Zea mays)
noun
- 1
plural of maí
noun
- 1
feminineplural of mãi
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. avançadamente (designa aumento) 2. adicionalmente, de forma extra
conjunction: 1. somado a 2. e
preposition: 1. com, acompanhado a
noun: 1. sinal de adição +
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 mais
- mays alternative obsolete
- maíses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to mais
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mais in Portuguese?
mais appears 5,248 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).