to
Portuguese, contraction
to is spelled T-O (2 letters) and appears 562 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 163rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). To is a Portuguese contraction meaning “contraction of te + o, literally “him/it to you (familiar singular)”” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, tó is a different word: “clipping of toma /tome (“take [this]”)”. With an accent, tô is a different word: “informal spelling of estou”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “contração do pronome pessoal te com o pronome pessoal ou demonstrativo o”.
What does to mean in English?
contraction
- 1
contraction of te + o, literally “him/it to you (familiar singular)”
interjection
- 1
Brazilinformalclipping of toma /tome (“take [this]”)
verb
- 1
Brazilinformalinformal spelling of estou
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
contraction: 1. contração do pronome pessoal te com o pronome pessoal ou demonstrativo o
abbreviation: 1. Estado do Tocantins
interjection: 1. expressão que transmite à pessoa ou animal que se pegue o que é ofertado 2. expressão proferida ao se agredir ou tomar medida agressiva contra 3. para expressar negação
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 to
- ta feminine
- tou alternative Portugal pronunciation-spelling
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is to in Portuguese?
to appears 562 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).