xis
Portuguese, noun/ˈʃis/
xis is spelled X-I-S (3 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 32,895th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Xis is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “The name of the Latin script letter X/x” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nome da vigésima quarta letra do alfabeto latino, representada pelos símbolos "x", "X"”.
What does xis mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineThe name of the Latin script letter X/x.
- 2
masculinemain (the main part of something)
o xis da questão
interjection
- 1
BrazilSaid while being photographed; cheese
noun
- 1
Brazilinformalmasculineburger
xis e espetinhos
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nome da vigésima quarta letra do alfabeto latino, representada pelos símbolos "x", "X"
noun: 1. nome do fuso horário que está onze horas a menos do que o Meridiano de Greenwich (UTC−11)
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 xis
- xises plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce xis?
- Brazil /ˈʃis/
- /ˈʃiʃ/
- Portugal /ˈʃiʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to xis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is xis in Portuguese?
xis appears 1.0 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).